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SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 11 NO. 12 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by HIBER PUBLISHING, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, November 8, 1973
Farmingdale
Box Score
55 to 60 percent of Farmingdales
eligible voters cast their vote in this
year's election. Here are the break­downs
in the important races:
Chief Judge:
Breitel ( R) 4,386
Fuchsberg ( D) 3,135
County Executive:
Caso( R) 4,627
Deeley ( D) 2,990
Blankman ( I) 454
Oyster Bay Supervisor:
Burke ( R) 4,599
Yevoll ( D) 3,194
Councilmen:
Saladino ( R) 4,323
Hogan ( R) 4,589
Diamond ( R) 4,018
Kennedy ( D) 3,201
Kanfer ( D) 2,912
Eckman ( D) 3,011
Town Clerk:
Ocker ( R) 4,300
Chernornas ( D) 3,069
Transportation Bond:
2,358 yes 5,173 no
Farmingdale Voters Help GOP
Sweep Oyster Bay Town Races
" 1 think our committee did an outstanding job in contributing to the
success of the Burke team in Tuesday's election," said Farmingdale
Republican leader Frank J. Hynes " let's not forget that Burke's
opponent ran a very strong campaign and that the effects of
Watergate definitely had to be overcome."
Hynes was also very pleased about the strong showing of Coun­cilman
Thomas Hogan, who outscored all other Councilmanic can­didates
in Farmingdale. " We worked especially hard for this young
man," saidHyne^, " he has a promising career ahead of him."
Louis Yevoli, Democratic candidate
for supervisor in Oyster Bay did indeed
run a strong campaign. There were a
number of election districts in the
mingdale as opposed to 3,194 votes for
Yevoli.
township in which he built up a com­manding
lead. There was a lot of
nailchewing at Republican headquarters
in the Holiday Manor in Bethpage. Only
around midnight it became clear that the
Republicans had, after all, won a
decisive victory in Oyster Bay. When the
official count is in, John Burke will start
his third term as Oyster Bay supervisor
with a plurality of about 8.000 votes. The
fact that Burke had a plurality of 1,400
votes in the Farmingdale area alone
speaks well for the efforts of the Far­mingdale
Republican Committee. The
incumbent received 4,599 votes in Far-
The three Republican candidates for
Councilman also scored an impressive
victory over their Democratic rivals
Farmingdale born Thomas Hogan
received only 10 fewer votes than Burke
( 4,589), Massapequa's Joseph Saladino
came in second with 4,323 votes, while
Kenneth Diamond was third man on the
list with 4,018 votes cast in his favor.
Among all the Democratics running in
Farmingdale, Patricia ( Toby) Kenedy
did best with 3,201 votes, outdistancing
even the Democratic candidate for
County Executive, William Deeley, who
received 2,990 votes.
The loss of Yevoli against Burke and
School Vandals Make Their Point Vandalism, a continuing and in­creasingly
expensive problem for the
Farmingdale district, was vividly
demonstrated to those attending Monday
evenings' school board meeting. Kenneth
Towns, Plant Maintenance Engineer
showed slides of dam^ e around the
district. And as if to prove their point,
vandals broke the glass on a front door of
the high school while the meeting was in
session.
The destruction shown in the slides
included broken fences, ripped off
building shingles and destroyed light
fixtures. Pictures were also shown of
broken bottles on play and parking areas
and debris of all kinds on school property
and in adjoining woods. Such items as a
broken dishwasher, building materials,
auto parts and tree cuttings indicate that
adults also participate in the dumping.
Bullet proof shields that had to be in­stalled
around some of the outdoor lights
were also shown.
The vandals who had entered Far­mingdale
High School just prior to the
opening of school and destroyed thirty six
typewriters have been apprehended and
are being required by the probation
department to make restitution to the
district. If the full value is not received, a
claim for the additional amount will be
made through the insurance company.
Glass breakage, for which nearly half
the buildings and grounds budget is
spent, is not covered by insurance.
A new focus on Career Education in the
distict was explained by Mrs. Patricia
Desch, principal of Woodward Parkway
school. In this approach an attempt is
being made to help the individual ap­preciate
himself, what others do, and to
learn about what kinds of work are
available. Mrs. Desch has found that
many sixth graders don't know what
their fathers do. This program will not
add anything to the curriculum but will
change the approach in some areas. For
example, on a kindergarten trip to a
tropical fish store, the children in ad­dition
to seeing fish, learn about how the
personnel involved became interested in
their work.
The board declared a paper emergency
which will enable the business manager
to buy paper when available even if the
cost exceeds $ 1500 , the original amount
set to cover such expenses. Because of
the uncertainty of supply, vendors will
not bid. Trustee Robert Weiss com­mented
that the paper problem is ex­pected
to last at least until 1976 and that
the district should consider various ways
of conserving paper including the use of
both sides of a sheet.
Marilyn Hametz
the failure of all Democrats in the race
for councilman will result in an all
Republican Town Board, the first one
since 1965.
Ann Ocker who was appointed Town
Clerk after Isabel Dodd vacated the post
to become co- chairman of theBoard of
Elections won handily over her
Democratic rival Eileen Chernornas by
4,300 to 3,069 votes.
It was a very tired and happy John
Burke who thanked his followers for his
hard- earned victory at around 2: 00 a. m.
Wednesday morning at County GOP
headquarters. Up to the very last minute,
the Republicans, sensing the strong
challenge by Yevoli and the serious
implications of the events in Washington,
had put on a vigorous campaign and had
left few bases untouched in mobilizing all
their forces in an attempt to turn back
Yevoli's threat.
For Yevoli it might just been the end of
his political career after he leaves the
town board on January 1, 1974
County Executive Ralph Caso got a
slightly higher plurality in Farmingdale
than any other Republican. However,
this was caused mostly by the fact that
his Democratic rival, William Deeley,
got the smallest vote of any Democrat in
the district.
A clear sign that Farmingdale
residents do not buy everything
Republican unseen was the clear defeat
of the GOP sponsored transportation
bond issue by a very impresive margin,
5,173 to 2,358.
Meter Rip- Offs
Seven different Farmingdale residents
filed complaints that their electric
meters were ripped off the side of their
home. The incidents were reported
between last Thursday and Saturday and
came from the area surrounding Thomas
Powell Boulevard.
Through joint investigation by several
Eighth Precinct police departments a 16-
year old Farmingdale youth was
arrested for criminal mischief fourth
degree. Two juveniles were also taken
into custody.
UNICEF Collection Did Well Because of the adults of Farmingdale,
Halloween was a success for children all over the
world. Their generosity to local youngsters who
rang doorbells, not only for traditional treats, but
also for coins during the 26th Annual UNICEF
Appeal, resulted in over $ 800.
Independent programs conducted through the
public library and high schools will bring final
results to a much higher figure. Any outstanding
monies can be returned to the child's religious
school or the library.
This year's funds have been earmarked for one
of UNICEF'S emergency funds projects. In
acknowledging this decision, the Executive
Director of the U. S. Committee for UNICEF, C.
Lloyd Bailey, wrote, " I was pleased to learn of the
Farmingdale lnterfaith Council's decision to
donate the proceeds from its Trick or Treat
collection to UNICEF'S child- welfare programs in
West Africa. The millions of children in ihis
impoverished area of the world have always been
iti great need."
This praise was directed toward the elementary
and secondary school students of the District No.
22 public schools, St. Kilian's R. C. school, and the
religious schools of the Farmingdale Jewish
Center, St. Lukes Lutheran Church, St. Thomas
Episcopal Church and the United Methodist
Church.
The thousands of coins that filled the Trick or
Treat boxes were sorted and counted by volun­teers
from all the lnterfaith groups. These in­cluded
Lillian Stewart, Hilda Fiedler, Virginia
Kennedy and Jane Weaver of St. Lukes; Marlene
Begeal and Frances von Hasselin of St. Thomas
and St. Martha's Guild; Mary Hesden, Faye
Lewanda, Sylvia Lessen and Celest Viagas of
Farmingdale Jewish Center Sisterhood; T Luck
and Mary James of United Methodist Women.
The lnterfaith Council is also indebted to
Kramers Fanner's Market Bakery, James
Anderson, Benjamin Paulino of Official Offset
Corporation and Ed Toole of Frank C. Toole and
Son for their support in various aspects of the
program. Chairwoman of the lnterfaith Council is
Frances vonllasselin and coordinators for the
children's programs are Betty Tomiorde and
Patricia Schriro.
COLLECTION RETURNS: Youngsters line up to hand in coins
collected during UNICEF drive, Patty Slairett, George Doller,
Andrew Vaughan, Eric Kasper, John Filipkowski, and Theresa
Eskotz. Bonnie Turner and Roberta Hasman of 4- H assist the women
in counting, Mary O'Connor, Celeste Viagas, Sylvia Leaser, and
Faye Lewanda.