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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale — Serving Greater Farmingdale, Bethpage and Melville
Vol. 7 No. 42 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, June 11,1970
VOTERS NIX BUDGETS
BUT KEEP INCUMBENTS
Despite a 3,466 - 2,505 District 22 school budget defeat on Wed­nesday,
voters returned all three incumbent candidates to office and
also elected Robert Weiss to defeat a slate of four candidates spon­sored
by DEBT.
Leading the winning ticket was incumbent A. Terry Weathers, who
won handily over Stanley D. Martyna 3,584 to 2,310; incumbent Lucille
R. Goulding polled 3,222 to win over Leonard F. Kaftka's tally of 2,664;
incumbent Robert S. Campbell garnered 3,252 votes to 2,399 for
Nicholas B. Aleshin. In a three way fight for the post left vacant by the
resignation of LeRoy D. Ivlollineaux Sr., Robert Weiss, the winner
polled 2,060 votes to Edmund P. Kennedy's 2,042 and Raymond E.
Parcel's 1,771.
Members of the Board of Education will meet tonight to discuss the
$ 21,670,086 defeated budget which went down by a count of 3,466 ' no'
votes to 2,505 ' yes' votes.
Details of what the Farmingdale Public Library Board of Trustees
intend to do about the defeat of the $ 405,000 budget apporpriation is
expected to be made known on Tuesday. The budget went down by
3,248 to 2,693 count.
A Proposition to provide for a one mile walking distance for
students in grades 7 through 12 at a cost of $ 145,744 also went down to
defeat by a 3,567 to a 2,368 vote.
Record Number To Graduate This Friday At State U.
All's in readiness for the 51st
Commencement Exercises at
State University at Farmingdale
this Friday at 10 a. m. At the
parking area in front of Allard
Field Hodse, when nearly 1300
will receive their Associate
Degrees in Science and Applied
Science. In addition, members of
the one- year diploma programs,
Aerospace Service Aide and
Audio- Visual Communications
Tech, will participate in the
colorful ceremonies. In the event
of rain, the exercises will take
place indoors at Allard and the
overflow will see the ceremonies
via closed circuit at Roosevelt
Hall.
Highlighting the program will
be the principal address by
Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller, r, who, with Dr.
Robert E. Kinsinger, Battle
Creek, Michigan will also receive
the college's highest citation, the
Commission of Honor " in
recognitin of unselfish per­formances
on the behalf of
others." Mortimer Gleeson,
Chairman of the College Council,
will preside over the exercises
and make the awards of the
Commission of Honor. The
Graduation will also mark the
50th anniversary of the Class of
1920, which is expected to have a
number of its original 27 students
on hand.
A total of 129 Evening College
students, will receive their
degrees a substantial increase
over last year's graduating group
of 86. The 123 men and six women
graduates range in age from 20 to
nearly 60 years. Close to 50
scholarships and awards have
been earned by the seniors in nine
curriculums, Agriculture,
Biological Tech, Business Ad­ministration,
Construction Tech,
Dental Hygiene, Food Tech,
Nursing, Ornamental Hor­ticulture
and Secretarial Science.
The Alumni Association has
announced that Charles Flood,
president of the Student Senate,
and Miss Linda Thompson,
President of the Alpha Tau Sigma
Sorority, have been named
winners of the Senior Prizes for
being the outstanding male and
female student respectively, of
the class of June 1970. Robert F.
Ench, was named " Alumnus of
the Year", and will be cited at the
Commencement. The Hilda Ward
Citation for Academic Ex­cellence
and the winner of the
Faculty- Student Association
Medal will receive awards from
Dr. Laffin.
Chief Issues Warning On Pool Chemicals
Town Councilman Warren Doolittle ( left) talks
things over with Robert Oakes prior to the Far­mingdale
Lions Cub's Tuesday night at the Conklin
House. Doolittle was the guest speaker and spoke on
the narcotics problem.
Owners of residential swim­ming
pools were cautioned this
week by chief Charles Karp of the
Farmingdale Fire Department
and from the office of Raymond
W. Krispin, Nassau County Fire
Marshal, regarding the handling
of chemicals.
The Warning Reads ' While
most pool chemicals are
relatively stable, the mixing of
any two different brands may
result in fire, explosion, or both if
they are composed of different
raw materials.
Seven suggestions were listed:
Keep chemicals in their
original containers. Store in a
cool, dry, well ventilated place. Do
not re- use containers or use for
any other purpose when empty,
but discard same forthwith.
All containers should be kept
tightly closed and out of reach of
children.
Use plastic, glass, china, or
enamelware scoops, measures,
and spoons... and be sure they are
clean and dry. Do not use for any
other purpose.
Measure and add any pool
chemicals separately ac­cording
to directions. Do not mix
with one another before adding to
the pool
All spilled materials should be
promptly cleaned up by flushing
with large quantities of water.
They should never be placed in
trash containers containing
combustible materials such as
rags, paper, oils, solvents, paints
or other chemicals.
Read the warning label
carefully and follow instructions
exactly.
In case of fire, call the fire
department immediately. If
chemicals are involved, advise
the firemen of the quantity of the
chemicals, their nature and
location. Avoid breathing any of
the fumes or smoke.
Village Board Reviews Apt, Application
The Farmingdale Village
Board held a public hearing
Monday night on an application
by Gregory Carman and Ed Henn
to construct a ten unit apartment
house at 588 Main Street, known
to residents as the old
McReynolds property. The Board
reserved decision on the ap­plication.
The Board approved a painting
contract of $ 2,200 for the painting
of the interior of Village Hall and
the exterior of the entire
municipal building. Bids ranged
from $ 2200 to $ 4,405.