1969-11-06

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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Fermingdale- Serving Greater Farmingdale 8ethpag< e and Melville
Vol. 7 No. 11 Second Class Postage has been paid at Pannlagdale. N. Y. 117M Thursday, November 6, 1969
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VFW A sirs Community
To Speak Out
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 516 of Farmingdale today
called on all community
organizations to join with the
VFW in " Operation Speak Out"
which is a program designed to
encourage the " silent majority"
to show their support of the
government on the Vietnam
question the week of November 9-
15, which includes November 11,
Veterans Day.
Speaking on behalf of Post No.
516, Commander Wohlars said:
" Vietnam Moratorium Day last
October 15 has given the world
and especially Hanoi a distorted
view of the true feeling of the
majority of the people in this
country. It is the belief of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars that
the majority of the people of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars that
the majority of the people in this
country do support our men in
Vietnam and the position of our
government.
" It seems tragic that there are
those in this country who support
the position of Hanoi while
American servicemen are daily
being killed by troups of Com­munist
North Vietnam and the
Viet Cong. It is time that the
silent majority let their will be
known publicly. For this program
to be effective and reflective of
the community mind, it is my
hope that all other civic,
fraternal, patriotic, labor,
religious and other organizations
here will join with us and make
this a true community effort."
Commander Wohlars also
stated that Raymond A.
Gallagher, V. F. W. Commander-in-
Chief, is calling on all other
national organizations to join
with the VFW in this un­dertaking.
More than 32million men, in­cluding
many from Farmingdale
have fought for our freeedoms '
since the Revolutionary War.
Veterans Day, celebrated on
November the 11th, is dedicated
to those men. Pay tribute to them
by flying your Stars and Stripes
flag on Veterans Day and
throughout that week.
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No Town Sanitation
Pickup On
November Holidays
James A. „ Gildersleeve,
Superintendent* of Sanitary
Services for the Town of Oyster
Bay, announced that sanitation
services would be discontinued
on Tuesday, November 11
( Veterans Day) and Thursday,
November 27 ( Thanksgiving
Day).
In addition, all Town facilities
of the Sanitation Division, in­cluding
the incinerator, landfill
and sanitary treatment plants,
will be closed.
A victory smile and handshake just after the results of the Town of
Oyster Bay election were made final Tuesday night at Rothmann's.
M. Hallsted Christ ( right) newly relelected Town of Oyster Bay
Councilman and John W. Burke, the new Supervisor of the Town of
Oyster Bay, the first Republican in six years, who broke the only
Democratic reign of Supervisor in the 50 year history of the Town.
Democratic Supervisor Michael N. Petito was elected as Family
Court Judge for ten years, having received Democratic, Republican
and Conservative endorsement, ( not pictured).
Frank J. Hynes, incumbent Town of Oyster Bay
Councilman and former Receiver of Taxes of the Town
of Oyster Bay and Farmingdale Republican leader and
Vice- Chairman of the Town of Oyster Bay Republican
Committee, was defeated in his bid for re- election by
Lewis Yevoli, who ran on the Democratic and Con­servative
tickets. Although Hynes carried Far­mingdale
and Massapequa, he lost to Yevoli in all the
other communities in the Town, with his heaviest
defeat suffered on the North Shore, particularly in the
Locust Valley- Bayville area.
Yevoli's victory marked the first time in 50 years
that a Democrat will hold the office of Councilman in
the Town of Oyster Bay.
John W. Burke, Republican and Con­servative
candidate, defeated Democrat James
Rousmaniere for the office of Supervisor of the Town of
Oyster Bay. He will succeed Michael N. Petito, who
held the office for six years, but ran successfully with
bi- partisan endorsement for Family Court Judge.
Farmingdale held a straight Republican line, voting
for each Republican on the ticket.
Democrat leader of Farmingdale Roy Burnell told
The OBSERVER that the heaviest Burke support in
Farmingdale was in the 70th Election District while
Rousmaniere's strongest support came from the 63rd
Election District. The biggest Conservative vote was
garnered in the 66th Election District.
Burnell extended his best wishes to all the candidates
and emphasized that despite the losing cause the
Democrats had a good slate headed by Rousmaniere.
For Election Results See Page 3
Discuss What Happens
If Catholic Schools Close
Democrat- Conservative candidate for Town Councilman, Lewis J.
Yevoli points out the winning tallies to Democratic candidate for
Town CK " k, Irwin T. Meyers at headquarters Tuesday night on
Hempsteau Turnpike, Bethpage. observer photos by jack Pokress
" What Happens if the Catholic
Schools Close?" will be the theme
of a public meeting sponsored by
the Long Island Division of the
American Jewish Committee at
the Garden City Hotel on Wed­nesday,
November 12th at 8: 30
P. M. Joining in a discussion of
this issue will be the Reverend
Patrick E. Shanahan. Superin­tendent
of Schools for the
Catholic Diocese of Rockville
Centre and Milton Kurland of
West Hempstead, president of the
Nassau- Suffolk School Boards
Association. The moderator will
be Alvin Silverman of Roslyn,
chairman of the Division's
Education Committee and vice
president of the Roslyn School
Board.
Sale of UNICEF Cards at Farmingdale Post Office
UNICEF, the United Nations
Children's Fund, is getting help
from the ladies of Farmingdale,
who are at the Farmingdale Post
Office daily, selling cards,
calendars, games and Christmas
cards. The calendars have over
50 pictures which have been
painted by noted artists from all
over the world.
According to Mrs. Alberta
Bierling, the ladies who are
selling the cards represent all the
churches and the synagogues in
Farmingdale. Thesales are going
well, according to Mrs. Bierling,
who said that there has already
been a necessity to place a second
order for some of the cards.
The cards are on slae at the
Farmingdale Post Office every
day from nine until four. Mrs.
Bierling informed the Observer
that the Postmaster General will
permit only UNICEF to sell
cards inside the Post Office, and
Leo Morgan, Postmaster of
Farmingdale has has allowed the
local UNICEF to use the Far­mingdale
Post Office because of
its central location for a for a
number of weeks.
Speno Refutes
Newsday Charges
See Page 5
The discussion will take place
against the background of recent
statements by Catholic sources
that a number ol parochial
schools will be closed by next
June unless the State agrees to
provide financial aid. In Sep­tember,
the New York State
Association of Catholic School
Superintendents appeared before
the New York State Board of
Regents to press the case for
public support of parochial
schools. In 1967, the American
Jewish Committee strongly
oppossed the campaign to
remove Article 11, Section 3 from
the New York State Con-ststitution.
This section forbids
direct or indirect aid toi
denominational schools.
In announcing the forum,
Jacob Imberman, president of
the Committee's Long Island
Division, stated, " The purpose of
the November 12th meeting will
be to explore the problems of
public and parochial schools
rationally and to clarify this
issue, which is certain to be one of
the most significant questions
confronting the next session of
the State Legislature."
The general public is invited to
attend this meeting, which will
take place in the Regency Room
of the Garden City Hotel.
For further information con­tact
Harold Applebaum- 538- 2460