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VOL. 9 NO. 1 0 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 • Published b" THE OBSERVER, INC., Box 14fi, Farniingdalc, N. Y ThurSday, OctOber 28, 1971
Candidates Debate Dispels
Myth of Vast Differences
It will be not long now when all the political debates have come to an end, at
least for a while, and when politicians will listen rather than talk. They will listen
to the voice of the people who are expected to render their verdict in the form of
ballots during the annual ritual of elections next Tuesday. A few more hectic
days for all the candidates, a few more assertions of impending victory, which
will turn out to be false for about three quarters of all those running for office and
it will be all over for another year.
In the meantime, campaigning goes on and it will reach its highest pitch in the
last few days before the election.
CANDIDATES DEBATE: John W. Burke, supervisor of the town
of Oyster Bay. addresses the audience during a recent debate at
. Massapequa's Temple Judea. Listening intensly are the two can­didates
who would love to replace Burke as supervisor: RoberL 11.
Gutheil ( left) and Lewis J. Yevoli. Photo: Jack Pokress
Despite their protestations to
the contrary, three of the four
candidates for supervisor of
Oyster Bay seem to have a whole
lot of convictions in common.
This, at least, was the impression
gained on Sunday night at
Temple Judea in Massapequa,
where the incumbent John W.
Burke < K>, Robert H. Gutheil
( D), and Lewis J. Yevoli ( C)
met for a candidates debate.
The issues of multiple housing,
the NAACP suit against the town
of Oyster Bay, off- shore oil
drillings and the proposed Oyster
Bay - Rye Bridge, issues which
concern the residents of the
township most intensely, did not
evoke any disagreement among
the three candidates.
Yevoli, however, expressed his
amazement about the " change of
altitude in Gutheil b stand on
housing.
Young Man Shot near Parkway
Army Has to Do Without Him
How would you like to walk
along, minding your own
business, and suddenly get shot?
That's what happened to Robert
Abramowitz, 20, of 32 Pinetree
Drive, Farmingdale, as he was
walking near Bethpage State
Parkway and Boundary Avenue
on October 25 at 6: 45 p. m. He
suddenly felt something hit his
left shoulder.
Abramowitz managed to walk
to a group of stores nearby where
an ambulance brought the young
man to Mid- Island Hospital.
There the mystery resolved itself
Tuesday when surgery was
performed and a lead pellet was
removed from Robert's shoulder.
" Thank God, he is fine," said
the mother of Robert
Abramowitz when contacted by
the OBSERVER, " I just wish I
knew who woulddosuch a thing."
There were no witnesses to the
crime.
Abramowtiz is about to be
released from the hospital. It will
not be in time to join the Army,
though. He and two friends had a
date with Uncle Sam on Wed­nesday
and his two buddies had to
keep it without Robert. " The fact
that Robert missed joining the
Army with his two friends has
upset him more than the
shooting," his mother said.
Abramowitz will now probably
have to wait until January before
the army issues another call for
him.
Last Sunday was a busy and
PRICE Halloween Party
Scheduled for Saturday
frustrating day for the police, at
least as far as one, burglary and
two, robberies, in Farmingdale
were concerned. In neither case,
the criminals could be ap­prehended
and brought to justice.
A burglary took place on
Sunday between 4: 00 and 9: 00
p. m. at 103 Pleasant Drive. The
burglar or burglars entered the
house of John Sapafio through a
side door. According to the police
report, a stereo set with two
speakers, a 30- 30 Marlin rifle,
$ 285.00 in cash and a Polaroid
camera were stolen.
A robbery at Carvel's on Route
109 took place that same night at
0: 15 p. m. Three unknown male
negroes, between the ages of 10 -
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Gutheil, in his closing
statement, tried to dispel any
stigma attached to the
Democrats as " apartment
houses candidates." He also
asserted that he is totally against
the NAACP suit against the town
which charges discrimination
against the poor because of
restrictive zoning laws. " I am
opposed to the suit," Gutheil
stated, " we need not any outside
interference in problems which
we must solve ourselves."
Unfortunately, the rain - or was
it apathy? - kept many residents
from attending this highly in­teresting
debate of the can­didates.
There is no question
about the fact, that all three
candidates are well suited for the
job of supervisor, although this,
of course, might be one of the few
points on which the three can­didates
would not agree.
It is the job of the candidates to
discredit the incumbent in this
case John Burke. Gutheil and
Yevoli, however, did not fare too
well in their endeavor.
Gutheil questioned Burke's
stand on controversial issues,
such as a reform of the property
tax and the anticipated major
hike in Nassau County taxes.
" Burke is a soldier of the GOP,"
Gutheil charged, " a party that
has been in office much too long
and which has sold out suburbia
during that time."
Yevoli also cited the evils
associated with the complete
Republican control in Nassau
County and he attributed
Gutheil's success in the
Democratic primary over him
( Yevoli) to what he called the
" paramilitary organization" of
the GOP." There is a vast dif­ference
between Mr. Burke and
me when it comes to the tax rate
and how the tax dollar is going to
be spent," he said.
Burke, after remarking that
the incumbent is a person who is
of the liveliest interest to the
outcumbents, cited the progress
which has been made in Oyster
Bay during his last 22 months in
office in the areas of housing for
the elderly, drug abuse control,
public works, the Town of Oyster
Bay Master Plan, youth offices
and firm fiscal responsibility.
" We have embarked on a positive
program," he said in his closing
statement," not all of it is the
ultimate, but we have made a
beginning."
The candidates' debate was
sponsored by the League of
Women Voters and Temple Judea.
Moderator was Mrs. Melchior. If
the people attending the debate
went away more uncertain than
before about whom to vote for on
November 2, then this must be
attributed to the impressive
personalities of the three can­didates.
In the final analysis
party affiliation and loyalty will
have to be the decisive factor just
before the vote is taken. After all:
there is a difference between
Republicans, Democrats and
Conservatives - or is there?
Where They Stand
All three candidates for
supervisor of the Town of
Oyster Bay, the incumbent
John Burke ( R). Robert
Gutheil ( D) and Lewis Yevoli
( C), will vote No on Tuesday
on the Transportation Bond
Issue. All three will vote Yes
on Amendment No. 2 ( In­debtedness
for Sewer Con­struction).
The only split
occured on Amendment No. 1
( Community Development).
While Burke and Yevoli reject
the amendment, Gutheil will
cast a Yes vote.
Last week, P R I C K , held its
monthly meeting at the Far
mingdale Jewish Center. It was
the night of the drawing for a
week's cruise to the Caribbean.
Rabbi Teicher picked the winning
ticket and the lucky holder was
Linda Baldanza, 30- 25 31st Street,
Astoria.
There was an unusually large
turnout for the meeting. There
were over 85 people in the
audience to watch the program, a
spectacular exhibition on Judo
presented by Judo Sports, North
Massapequa. The spectators
greatly enjoyed the show,
especially when Mr. Tedeschi
used members of P R I C K,
from the audience to illustrate
some of his techniques.
P R I C K , is the organization
in the Farmingdale North
Massapequa area working with
the youth in the district. In ad­dition
to its center at 585 Main
Street, Farmingdale, it plans
various programs that will ap­peal
to the youth. In honor of
Halloween, there will be a gala
old - fashioned Halloween Party
on Saturday, October 30th at the
Woodward Parkway School, from
J: 00 p. m. to 1: 00 a. m. Horror
movies will be featured as well as
live music. Costumes will be
optional and there will be prizes
for the most original costumes.
The admission will be a nominal
)() cents to help defray the costs.
The young people in P. R. I. C. E.
are also reorganizing the
newspaper and are looking for
additional workers, writers,
typists, etc. If interested, please
contact: Jill My 4 4561 or Peggy
293 2877.
FKW I'AMK: The rain last Sunday niay have kept the audience for the candidates' debate at Temple
Judes to a minimum Part of the gaping holes in the auditorium, however, could have come about
because of voters' apathy in this years election. In official questimates predict a 60 per cent voter
turnout next Tuesday. Judging from this picture that estimate may be a little too optimistic. But we
are gladly proven wrong in this case. Photo: Jack Pokress