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Vol. 6 No. 38 Second Class Postage hat been paid at Farmlnirdale, N. Y. 117SS Thursday, May 22, 1969
LIBRARY LOSES FIGHT
TO HOLD OWN VOTE DATE
Norman Foote Feted At Retirement Dinner
Page 3
Over 250 friends and colleagues
paid tribute to Professor Norman
Foote, of 156 Hillside Road, last
Wednesday evening, at a Farmingdale. The honored guest
retirement dinner held at Knapp had completed 36 years in Far-
Hall at the State University at mingdale, having served as in­structor,
Chairman of the
Division of Agriculture and
Horticulture and full professor.
Professor Robert Stockbridge,
Chairman of the Agricultural
Department, was Master of
Ceremonies and in charge of the
dinner. Also present were two of
the Foote children, Sandra, now
Mrs. John Nichols from La Jolla,
California and Norman Foote. Jr.
from San Francisco.
Speakers included Dr. Charles
Laffin, Dr. Halsey Knapp,
Weldon Howitt and Professor
Howard Sidney who is Chairman
of the Division of Agriculture at
State University at Cobbleskill,
New York.
Burton Morgan, President of
the Alumni Association presented
Mr. Foote with a gift of luggage
and an honorary membership
award in the Association.
Professor Stockbridge made a
purse presentation.
Mr. and Mrs. Foote will move
into their new home in Sun City,
Arizona in September.
E, Farmingdale To Get
Post Office Annex
Congressman James R. Grover
Jr. this week announced that the
Post Office Department has
contracted for construction of a
new East Farmingdale post
office annex.
The new facilities, to be built at
an estimated cost of $ 179,663, are
scheduled for completion next
September on a site at the nor­theast
corner of Columbus
Avenue and Toledo Street.
Michael and Mary Adamowitcz
of 200 Adams Blvd., Farmingdale
will build and rent the facility.
The Post Office Department will
lease the property for eight years
at an annual cost of $ 18,800, with
three five- year options.
The new building will provide
9,476 square feet of interior space
and 1,050 square feet of plat­forms.
A parking area of 18,620
square feet is planned.
Town Eases Memorial
Day Restrictions
Acting on the advice of Oyster
Bay Town Attorney, Bernard F.
McCaffrey, the Town Board this
week passed a local law gover­ning
trade regulations on
Memorial Day.
Rescinder and repealed in its
entirely was a May 13, 1958 or­dinance
prohibiting most
businesses - other than food
suppliers and those considered to
be essential for the public good,
to operate at any time on
Memorial Day.
The new law prohibits all
trades, manfactures and all those
involved in public selling, from
operating between 9 a. m. and 1
p. m. Food suppliers, grocery
stores, delicatessan dealers, and
similar small food suppliers and
restaurants are still permitted to
open before i p. m. under the new
law. Violators shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $ 100 or
imprisonment for not more than
15 days or both.
McCaffery said the Town took
this step after his stall reviewed
recent Court decisions. He cited
a case againist the Town of
Huntington, as an example in
ruling againist a municipality
restricting trade in its entire ty
on Memorial Day. McCaffrey
said it was not the Town's wish to
diminish their importance of the
holiday by allowing firms to open
later in the day. " We feel,
however, that we will have a
better chance of upholding this
law it it ever comes to a case
where we must go to court".
McCaffrey commented.
RETIRING PROFESSOR HONORED:- Professor Norman Foote, long- time
Farmingdale resident, associated with State University, Farmingdale for 36
years, was made lifetime honorary member of the college's Alumni Association.
Looking on are: Dave Lombardi ( left), executive secretary of the Association,
who made the presentation, and Professor Bob Stockbridge, Farmingdale,
Chairman of the college's Deptment of Agriculture. Foote, active as a com­munity
leader, plans to retire to Sun City, Arizona.
Duryea To Address Graduates
Perry B. Dyrlea, Jr., speaker
of the New York State Assembly,
will deliver the principal address
at the Golden Jubilee, Com­mencement
exercises, to be held
at the State University
Agricultural and Technical
College, Farmingdale, Friday,
June 13.