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VOL. 55 NO. 16 Second Class Postage P% ld
In Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, February 28, 1974 Copyright 1974 by
Island— Wide Publication, Inc. price 15<£ - $ 5 per year
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT business leader for Long Island was Warren R. Spellman of Far­mingdale
[ center], bead of Holiday Manor, Bethpage. Spellman is the recipient of the Albert Gallatin
Award for business success and community involvement. In addition to the bronze medallion, Spellman
was awarded $ 500, which he chose to donate to the Long Island Committee for Crime Control, of which
he is now president. The award is presented by Zurich- American Insurance Cos. to recognize heads of
business employing less than 250 people or grossing less than $ 10 million. Congratulating Spellman on
the award is Herbert W. Mayo [ 1.] Z- A branch manager, Woodbury, and Floyd Young [ r.], of Universal
Coverage in Hicksville, who nominated Spellman for the award.
Children's Day Drive
Nets $ 600 In Coins
Farmingdale's
Merchants Form
Association
The Farmingdale Merchants' Association was officiallykformed
Tuesday evening at a meeting of 42 Main Street area merchants and
bankers in the Farmingdale Village Hall. The local merchants are
joining together to promote " downtown" shopping to compete with the
new shopping areas springing up nearby.
Boy Arrested
In Derailment
Initial contributions to the
Farmingdale Children's Day
small coins collection to benefit
Nassau County Spina Bifida
Association's Children's Leg
Brace and Body Appliance Fund
approximates $ 600; final
donations are anticipated to be
considerably higher when ad­ditional
monies have been
received by the participating
religious schools, Farmingdale
Public Library, and from the
Senior High School Student
Activities Council's combined
fund- raising events.
When community youngsters
brought their collections to. the
center provided by the United
Methodist Church they were
greeted by Girl Scouts of Troops
159, 124, 562, 348, and 157 who
performed a variety of services
to guests and volunteers while the
25 members of the Farmingdale
Public Library Folk Singing Club
sang on the theme of
Brotherhood. Everyone present
responded enthusiastically to
them, especially the Children's
Day Spina Bifida Poster Boy,
Andrew Schmidt of Alberton.
During the preceding week
F a r m i n g d a l e , North
Massepequa, and Massapequa
Park shoppers were alerted to
the program by Girl Scout and 4-
H Club posters.
The faces and accounts of the
youngsters who came to the
collection center reflected their
dedication to, and understanding
of, the ideals of Brotherhood their
community and families have
worked diligently to develop and
foster. One child not only
solicited her neighbors for
contributions but even
telephoned her grandmother
, offering to advance a donation in
her name, providing of course,
that the grandmother repay her
later in the day, when the family
visited. A Junior High student
canvassed her neighboring
shopping area and brought
thirteen dollars. A group of ten
neighboring children, including
Youth Council
Nanjes Officers
The Farmingdale Youth
Council reelected Carl Dittmeier
president for a second one year
term along with Lucille
Mey^ rson, vice president;
Murray Tuck, treasurer; Evelyn
Wright, corresponding
secretary; Mary James,
recording secretary; Helen
Weiss, trustee; and Betty
Hawkes, trustee.
The Youth Council is composed
of representatives from each
organization in Farmingdale and
sponsors recreation programs of
the/ Pivil Air Patrol, Farmingdale
Baseball League, Police Boys
Club^ GHUujpBl Arts, Youth Board,
A. A. U., Summer and Winter
Programs.
four of one family, combined
their collection of twenty- four
dollars into a single container.
These compassionate youngsters
extended themselves to help the
Spina Bifida afflicted children ~
who will never be able to get
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A JL4.. year old Farpnngdale boy
was arrested by Nassau detec­tives
and charged with the
derailment of the Long Island
Railroad passenger train
Saturday night Feb. 16. The
youth's name was withheld
because of his age.
The arrest was made by
Detectives Eugene Flamm and
Frank Santamaria. An intensive
investigation by ten teams of
detectives headed by Inspector
Robert Edwards and Detective
Lt. William Beach. Hundreds of
youths were interviewed before
the arrest.
The youth was released in the
custody of his parents and or­dered
to appear for a hearing in
Nassau Family Court.
The derailment occurred at
9: 30 p. m. when a six car train
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Elected to head the newly
formed merchants' association
were Lew Cohen, J & J Shoe
Store, president; Sy Grudko,
Cheryl Ann Shop, vice president;
Ira Staller, Mutual Interiors,
treasurer; and Mark Goldman,
Suburban Sports Shop, secretary.
During the course of the two
hour meeting, the merchants
voted to set their corporation
dues on a proportionate scale
rather than on a set flat rate.
They also voted to appoint a four
man committee to explore a
formula to determine the
proportionate structure of the
dues for individual members,
active or associate, and provide
alternate plans at the next
meeting in about two weeks.
The proposed dues would cover
the costs of the Christmas
Lighting project and provide a
minimum of four village wide
merchants' promotions per year.
It was also suggested that the
association extend its concept of
" downtown" on Main Street to
Fulton Street ( Rt. 109) and ex­tend
the Christmas lights to that
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YOUTH COUNCIL OFFICERS- [ standing from left J Betty Hawkes, trustee; Murray Tuck, treasurer;
Mary James, recording secretary; Evelyn Wright, corresponding secretary. [ Seated from left] Helen
Weiss, trustee. Carl Dittmeier, president; and Lucille Meyerson, vice president. I Photo by Hickish I