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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 58 NO. 9 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farminftrialc, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, January 13, 1977 Copyright 1 977 by
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Capture Two
Poor Peters
Burglars
Police captured two would be
burglars early last Thursday
morning in an aborted attempt to
enter Poor Peter's Parlor, 24
Hempstead Turnpike, Far­mingdale.
Police Officers T. Romano and
C. Wilkinson of the 8th precinct
arrested Richard Ferraro, 20,
and MichaelJ. McGrath, Jr., 17,
both of Bay side, at 4: 55 a. m.
January 6.
Police said the two youths were
charged with attempted burglary
for allegedly trying to enter the
nite spot at 4: 15 a. m. through the
roof of the building.
Police also reported the office
and home of Dr. William Squires
165 Conklin Street, Farmingdale,
was entered by a burglar last
Friday night. Although nothing;
was reported missing, the house
was vandalized and suffered
considerable damage.
Queen For Knight
Ball Scheduled
Farmingdale Council 2204,
Knights of Columbus, is
preparing for their annual
'" Queen for a Knight" Dance
which is scheduled to be held
Saturday, Feb. 12, at the council
home located on Morton Street
off Route 109.
William Coughlin, Chairman
for the event, advises there will
be dancing from 9 pm to l am
with music furnished by the
Tommy Romano Trio.
The highlight of the evening
will be the selection of the
" Queen" by a drawing. All ladies
present will be furnished with a
ticket without charge. The
winner will be crowned " Queen
for a Knight" by the Queen of the
1976 affair. The new Queens will
be presented with flowers and
gifts. She will also be invited to
attend the 1978 Dance with her
escort as guests of the Knights of
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WtUIUVtB.
This is the major social event
of the Columbian year and it has
always proven to be a most
memorable occasion.
To enable those who feel they
need a brushup on the oldies and
to get in on the new dances in­cluding
the Hustle, the Council is
providing dance lessons on the
following Sunday evenings from 7
to 9 pin, Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb.
6. The lessons will be given at the
Council Home without charge to
members of the Knights of
Columbus, Columbiettes and
anyone else who will attend the
Feb. 12 dance.
Reservations and dance lesson
information may be secured by
contacting William Coughlin at
293- 7683. The admission donation
is set at $ 6 per person.
HAPPY MOTH BIRTHDAY: Farmingdale Village Mayor John T. HaUahan extends his congratulations
to Dr. Benjamin Ball, a resident of Daleview Manor, during a birthday party Saturday afternoon
celebrating the doctor's 100th birthday. In the foreground is a money tree made for Dr. Ball by the
residents of the twin facilities, Daleview Nursing Home and Manor. [ Post photo by Bob Starre tt ]
Plan Farewell
Party For
Orrin Dow
" The Friends of Orrin Dow"
committees are making, their
final plans to honor the former
Library Director. The public is
invited to the Dow reception on
Sunday, January 23 from 3 to 7
p. m. at the Farmingdale Jewish
Center, 425 Fulton Street, Far­mingdale.
Tickets for a buffet
dinner at $ 7.50, per person are
available from Mrs. Rose Foucek
at 43 Mill Road, Farmingdale, or
other committee members.
Organizations wishing to make
a presentation should contact
• Melvin Brenner of 183 East
Drive, North Massapequa at CH
9- 4919. Suggestions may be
forwarded to the committee
through its Chairman Robert
Callahan or its other members:
Lea Archer, Shirley Dickheiser,
Sara Howitt, Jean Hubbard,
Florence Jacoff, Mary": fatties,
Myrtle Kaplan, Eleanor Krebs,
Dorothy Losio, Dave Molnia,
Lucille Schein, Pat and George
Schriro, Ruth and Max Slansky,
Hortensia Stoyan, Paul Tilford,
and Pearl Weinstein.
Approximately two hundred
residents and community leaders
are expected to participate in
recognizing Orrin and Jo Ann
Dow for their twenty years of
service.
Daleview Manor Resident ZZSSZ,
Marks lOOth Birthday
A special birthday party was
held Saturday afternoon at
Farmingdale's Daleview Manor
for one of its residents. Dr.
Benjamin Ball marked his 100th
birthday.
Mayor John T. Hallahan
presented Dr. Ball with a
proclamation from the Village of
Farmingdale honoring the doctor
for his century of life. Residents
of the Daleview Nursing Home
and Manor presented him with a
" money tree" they made for the
occasion and Dr. William Squires
led a champagne toast to his
health and future.
Dr. Ball astounded the Manor
residents and guests by
displaying a clear mind and a
sharp wit as he stood straight and
tall to express thanks to his
wellwishers.
Dr. Ball was born Jan. 8, 1877,
in Flint Hill, Missouri. His
parents were tenant farmers,
who shed the yoke of slavery. At
the age of eight he attended
subscription school, built by the
" colored people" for their
children who wanted an
education. He excelled in math
and enjoyed learning.
When the time came to attend
high school, he could not afford
the local one. He subsequently
attended a Christian church
school. He worked long and hard
sometimes under inhuman
conditions to pay the preacher for
his room and board. When things
got too difficult, he transferred to
another boarding house and
obtained his high school
education in three years. He then
went on to Missionary College in
Kansas City.
College behind him, Dr. Ball
found a teaching post in Alabama
and before long, became the
school's principal. He also taught
in Georgia and taught math for
three years in Arkansas.
Encouraged by the president of
the college, he attended the
University of Chicago during the
summers taking advanced
courses in math. After that he
secured a teaching post at the
Central Tennessee College in
Nashville, where they had a
medical school. When not
teaching at the college, he took
medical courses in his spare time
to become a doctor. He went
through the school with an 89
average and received his license
to practice medicine at the age of
54. He practiced for 40 years
before retiring.
In addition to his private
practice, Dr. Ball taught at the
medical school and / or 15 years
headed the department of
Pediatrics at the George. W.
Hubbard Hospital in Nashville.
Dr. Ball's first wife died during
the flu epidemic of 1918, leaving
him with their only son, Joseph,
who was four. He married a
second time to Elinora Bedan,
who died in' 1971 after a long
illness. He came north to live
with his son Joseph and his wife
Marion, who reside in Far­mingdale.
Dr. Ball lives by a simple
philosophy, " Life and living is the
ability to condition yourself to
anything that comes along."
Dr. Ball loves to read, par­ticularly
on psychic matter. He
believes in ESP, mental
telepathy, hypnotism,
precognition and premonition. He
has been a resident of Daleview's
twin facilities since last March.
On December 22, at 5: 52 am,
the East Farmingdale Fire
Company Rescue Squad res­ponded
to an alarm of active
maternity. The crew consisted of
Fire Co. Captain Bob Kaufold,
Rescue Lieutenant Jim Price,
Chaffeur in Charge Rich Seidel
and Fireman Joe Reilly. The
mother was planning to go to the
hospital in her car, but ap­parently
she began her venture a
little too late.
Upon arrival at the scene, crew
members found Suffolk County
Police Officers beginning to
assist the mother who was in the
front seat of the car, still in the
driveway. She gave birth to an
infant boy seconds before the
ambulance arrived. Police Of­ficers
had wrapped the infant in a
blanket
With an outside temperature
of 12 degrees, time was of the
essence. Immediately, the rescue
crew placed clamps and cut the
umbilical cord. To complicate
matters, the cord had to be
removed from around the baby's
neck, although it was fortunately
not tight enough to do any
damage. The infant and the
mother were then transported to
Brunswick Hospital and both
were later reported to be in very
good health.