Bethpage-Tribune_1975-06-19

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BETHPGE UT R8
BETHPAGE LIB
47 POWELL AV
BETHPAGE NY I 1714
OLD BETHB«GE
also serving ISLAND TREES
PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. NO. 30 Thursday, June 19, 1975 10 cents per copy
Off The Press.
JOHNSON BILLS SAVE
TAXPAYERS $2 MILLION -
Responding to the pleas of tax­payers
for economy in govern­ment,
the State Senate this week
passed three bills sponsored by
State Senator Owen H. Johnson
(R-Nassau/ Suffolk) which
would save almost $2 million.
One bill is S 5635-B which
amends the Vehicle and Traffic
Law to allow the courts to advise
the violator by first class mail the
date of his trial after the
defendant has mailed in the
ticket and a not guilty plea. The
cost difference between first
class and certified mail is $.45,
and for registered mail it is $1.10.
In Suffolk and Nassau Counties
alone this would save about
$200,000 annually. When this is
applied statewide, it ap­proximates
a $1.5 million in tax-dollar
savings. This bill now goes
to the Assembly, where it is
carried by Bill Burns (9th A.D.).
The second bill, S 5400-A, in­creases
the allowable weight of
municipally-owned dump trucks
and will result in large savings of
both time and money to the
municipalities of the state. Under
the current practice, the
municipality must request from
the Department of Tran­sportation
special permission to
operate at loads in excess of that
weight for which they are cer­tified,
but not higher than 25
percent. Establishing a blanket
permit will alleviate the needless
duplication required of each
municipality for permission to
operate their trucks.
The last bill corrects an
oversight in the present "Not for
Profit" Corporation Law, making
the Secretary of State an agent
for the service of process for all
domestic non-profit corporations.
The domestic corporations were
eliminated in the original statute.
This proposal now goes to the
Governor, as it already passed
the Assembly.
"Taxpayers throughout the
state should be pleased that the
predictions made by the Senate
GOP were accurate, as proved by
Governor Carey's backing down
on his demands for tax increases.
This, coupled with the passage of
my legislation saving almost $2
million, will let taxpayers
breathe a little easier."
Johnson, a long time fiscal
conservative, went on to say: "If
each of the 210 legislators found a
way to save $2 million, it would
result in $420,000,000 a year.
Taxpayers are demanding this
kind of fiscal penny-pinching and
I'm glad to be able to come up
with dollar-saving legislation in
response."
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Eleven organizations have
joined with THE PURE WATER
ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU
COUNTY' INC. in opposing
compulsory fluoridation of our
public water supplies, which is
quietly being mandated in
Albany. Members of these
organizations comprise a cross-section
of the communities in
New York State, ranging in in­terest
from environmental
pollutants, nutrition, health
problems, protection of the
elderly, invasion of personal
rights, and inappropriate use of
public funds.
They have collected on Long
Island alone, in only 2l/2 weeks,
close to 2,000 signatures on a
Petition Against Fluoridation ~
all due to the personal efforts and
chain reaction of individuals as
they learned what was hap­pening.
In addition, there are
2,000 signatures on a similar
Petition from Rockland County.
Their opposition is based on
significant scientific data,
raising many questions and
pointing to its harmful side ef­fects,
which far outweigh the
benefits. It is also enormously
costly and wasteful.
Under no circumstances should
people be COMPELLED to drink
fluoridated water. Under no
circumstances should they be
denied the right to vote on the
issue. They would like to see
open, impartial hearings where
opportunity is given for scientific
evidence to be adequately
presented by doctors and
scientists who have investigated
fluoridation and oppose it. Every
person is urged to contact their
local Assemblyman and State
Senator to voice their opposition.
For information and literature,
write: The PURE WATER
ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU
COUNTY* INC., 61 Nassau
Avenue, Plainview, New York
11803.
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ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO
MANDATE STATE AUDITS OF
UTILITY COSTS - The State
Assembly has unanimously
passed a bill to require the State
Comptroller to audit the books
and records of all public utility
companies at least once every
two years. This legislation, co-sponsored
by Assemblyman
Lewis J. Yevoli (D-Old Beth-page)
is part of a series of bills
designed to reform the practices
of public utilities.
This extremely important
measure would give the Comp­troller
the opportunity to look into
the receipts, disbursements,
contracts, leases, sinking funds,
investments, management and
operations policies of utility
companies.
"Over the years the Public
Service Commission has failed
miserably to monitor the fiscal
affairs of utility companies. This
legislation provides for outside
surveillance of such utility giants
as Consolidated Edison, Long
Island Lighting Company,
Niagara Mohawk, Rochester Gas
and Electric Company, New
York Telephone Company and
Central Hudson Gas and Electric.
The financial crisis that almost
destroyed Con Edison was un­detected
by the Public Service
Commission until the last
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GPCA News
Responding to concerns ex­pressed
by many Plainview
residents, as well as to a
presentation by representatives
of the Bethpage Civic
Association, the Greater
P l a i n v i e w Community
Association voted at its June 11
meeting to join the Bethpage
group in opposing the proposed
General Aviation Airport at
Grumman Corporation's Beth­page
facility. GPCA will formally
advise the Town Board of its
opposition to the Airport within
the next few days.
In other business, GPCA also
voted to further pursue efforts
respecting the appearance of the
Morton Village Shopmng Center.
The Association har jeen seeking
the installation of waste baskets,
shrubbery planters, bicycle
racks, as well as a planned
upkeep program that would keep
the sidewalks and parking areas
reasonably free from garbage.
The landlord - Morton Village
Realty Co. - has been totally
uncooperative. GPCA plans to
seek such help as may be
available from the Town, and is
initiating plans for a demon­stration
at the Shopping Center
later this summer. GPCA
President Paul Eisenstein said
that he would seek out other ideas
from.local residents, and called
for widespread community
support for efforts "to find a
remedy for this disgraceful
situation." The appearance of the
Morton Village Shopping Center
has been described as "one of the
worst in Nassau County."
The final highlight of the June
Club Awards
The Bethpage H.S. Dad's Club
has been raising funds for years,
through dues, sales, projects and
activities, to provide awards and
dinners at Awards Banquets to
boy and girl athletics, honor
society members and the audio­visual
and stage crew service
organizations.
June 3 & 5 were the athletic
award banquets at Old Country
Manor (Antun's). The boys
program included greetings from
Mr. Hugh Grinsell, President of
the Dad's Club and remarks by
Mr. George McElroy and Dr.
Roper Larsen.
Mr. Howard Vogts, athletic
director, introduced the coaches
of each sport who presented the
outstanding player award to -
Mike Zolnick, Football - Back-field
Tom Poggio, Football -
Lineman
Mike Grinsell, Cross County
Jon Stein, Tennis
Steve Dukich, Soccer
Joe Labozetta, Bowling
John Colleluuori, Winter Track
Bob Baltera, Swimming
Joe Gritzer, Wrestling
Larry Greenstein, Basketball
Arthur Wallen, Golf
Kay Costanzo, Track
Larry Greenstein, Baseball
Tom Poggio, Lacrosse
GREATER PLAINVIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS "CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD" TO MIKE
POLANSKY. Participating in the award ceremonies were (Left to
Right) GPCA President Paul Eisenstein, Award-winner Mike
Polanskv, 10th A.D. Assemblyman Lewis J. Yevoli, and Oyster Bay
Town Councilman Kenneth Diamond. The award, in recognition of
Polanskv' record of service to GPCA and the Plainview community
generally, was presented at GPA's annual Dinner Dance
11 meeting was election of
a new GPCA Executive Board
for 1975-76. The new Board
consists of current Board
members Paul Eisenstein, Helen
Carballo, Diane Damiano, Elaine
Zaremsky, Elaine Sandler,
Homer Potonides, Mike Polan-sky,
Barbara Goldstein, Bernie
Snyder, Marty Shlufman, Eric
Ullmanand Rose-Marie Lopez, as
well as new Board members John
Voice, Stnaley Feigenbaum, Sam
Reigrod, Carol Eisenstein and
Phil Levinson.
New GPCA officers will be
elected by the Executive Board
at their August 12 reorganization
meeting.
More information about GPCA
and its activities on behalf of the
Plainview community can be
obtained by calling President
Paul Eisenstein at 822-4686.
Obituaries
Gerhard Hirseland
A Mass for Gerhard Hirseland, 47 was held this morning at St.
Kilian's R.C. Church, Farmingdale. Buriel in St. Charles Cemetery,
Pinelawn was under the direction of McCourt and Trudden Funeral
Home in Farmingdale.
Mr. Hirseland was publisher and co-owner of the Farmingdale and
Massapequa Observer Tribunes and the Levittown Tribune weekly
newspapers. He was active in community affairs and at the time of
his death, he was attending a dinner for the scouts in his hometown.
Mr. Hirseland was born in Berlin and spent several years in a
Russian prisoner-of war camp. In 1954 he was a reporter for several
German-language newspapers. He worked for the German-
American Chamber of Commerce and was the editor for the last two
years of the German-American Trade News.
He served on the Board of the Nassau County Press Association
and was a member of the New York State Press Association and the
Association for American Business Writers. He was also on the
Board of Directors of the Levittown Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife, Use; a son, Gerhard Jr. and a daughter,
Marion. They all reside in Farmingdale. His mother and stepfather,
Mr. and Mrs. George Scharde live in Ontario, Canada.
Jack L Lavendol
St. Petersberg, Fla.-Jack Lavendol, 61 formerly of Bryant
Avenue, Bethpage passed away last week in Florida. He and his wife
and two children resided in Bethpage Uu over 2f» years and they were
very active in Boy Scout and Girl Scout activities.
Mr. Lavendol a retired window displayman had worked as paint
manager at the Pergament store in Bethpage before his retirement
to Pinellas Park, Florida, last November.
He was the founder of the first Explorer girls' auxiliary unit in U.S.
Scouting.
He is survived by his wife and children.