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VOL. 11 NO. 14 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by HIBER PUBLISHING, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, November 22, 1973
Alert Bank Aids
Police in Arrest
Eighth Precinct police reports the
arrest of a 23- year- old Farmingdale man
on Nov. 15. Arthur Smolski of 18
Pinehurst Road, Farmingdale. is a
former employee of Stern's Pickles,
Powell Place in Farmingdale. He was
arrested at the Eighth Precinct Station
House and charged with burglary third
degree.
According to police information,
Smolski tried to cash a $ 1500 check at
Bankers Trust, but was refused. The
bank notified the police who investigated
the case. The check had been stolen from
Stern's sometime after Oct. 31.
On Nov. 16, 3- 4 a. m., a hair dresser
business on Main Street, Farmingdale
was burglarized. The building was
entered through the rear door and $ 10
was stolen.
Three persons were injured in an ac­cident
which occured on Nov. 14, 5: 45
p. m., at the intersection of Woodward
Parkway and First Avenue. Carol
Mastromauro of Eighth Avenue, South
Farmingdale, was southbound on the
parkway when the collision occured. She
suffered lacerations and contusions to
the head and knee.
The second car involved; east on First
Avenue, was driven by Regina Toscano
of Seaford with passenger Regina
Morabito of North Massapequa. Both
girls suffered minor injuries.
LOCAL THESPIAN: Mark Shaeffer of
Farmingdale is shown in a scene from
Studio Theatre's current production of
Anthony Newley's " Stop the World I
Want To Get Off" being performed by
this semi- professional company every
Friday and Saturday evening at 8: 45
p. m. through December 8 in Lindenhurst.
For reservations call 249- 6348 or OV 1-
3967.
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Schools Close After Hours
The Energy Crisis is really hitting home now, curtailing all but the
absolutely essential educational programs of the Farmingdale
schools. Adult education, swimming, the Police Boys Club activities
and all other undertakings utilizing the school buildings after regular
hours will be cancelled at least until March.
School board trustees Frank Gelish and Robert Weiss brought this
unhappy news to the Farmingdale Youth Council holding its regular
meeting Tuesday night at Village Hall.
This bare- bone energy conservation program will start with the
school winter recess and be continued at least until March or possible
even longer, depending upon the weather. All activities taking place
in the schools on Saturdays and Sundays will also be cancelled. In
effect, all Farmingdale schools will be closed and locked after the end
of the regular school day.
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Reduces Price of Milk
At the opening of school in September, Farmingdale students were
paying 10 cents for a half- pint container of milk. Now, because of a
great outpouring of public criticism and a reversal in Congressional
opinions, students are paying only five cents for their milk.
Senior Installation
The Senior Citizens of Farmingdale held their installation of officers at the Sons of
Italy Hall in Farmingdale. Visiting with the senior citizens at the occasion were
Supervisor John Burke and Councilman Gregory Carman. The new executive
board is pictured below. Sitting from left to right: Anne Tuch, editor, Ellen Becher,
treasurer, Evelyn Warshwsky, corresponding secretary, Mabel Franke, hospital
chairman and Norma Kornfeld, co- director. Standing: Councilman Carman,
Mildred Landau- Paul, co- director, Ethel Doty, 1st vice president, Charles Becher,
refreshments, Adele Stilson, raffle, George Ciganoc, president, Ann Hansen,
Raffle, Joseph D'Ambrosio, 2nd vice president, Supervisor Burke, Theresa
Bamman, refreshments, Louise Barnes, hospital, Adele Kieser, recording
secretary, Millie Macchia, camera, Walter J. Sullivan, director and William
Barnes, advisor.
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Th.- i- rice for milk had been raised
when Congress voted to reduce federal
funding of the Special Milk Program for
children and the National School Lunch
Program. Because school nutrition has
always been a major priority of National
PTA, there was deep concern over this
action.
PTA general members were urged to
write to legislators asking that the funds
be restored. Apparently, both houses
were influenced and approval was given
to the restitution of previously reduced
funds.
Had these lower funds, available from
the federal sources for the Special Milk
Program, remained in effect they would
have been available to only those schools
not having food services for their at­tending
children. Those hit hardest by
higher milk prices are people whose
children bring box lunch ss and ouy mil*
in school or children who buy lunches in
which milk is a basic component. The
rising costs of school lunches is reflected
in the price of soup at the Farmingdale
High School. Although hot lunches have
remained at 40 cents, a la carte soup has
doubled to 20 cents.
PTA sentiments were expressed before
the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition
and Human Needs by Mrs. Grace
Boisinger, coordinator of legislative acti­vity
for National PTA when she testified,
" The health of children may still be in
jeopardy. For many children, the hot
meal with milk at school is the only
nutritionally balanced meal they get.
Many families simply will not be able to
afford school lunches at the new prices,
nor will they qualify for the free, or
reduced price lunches."