Bethpage-Tribune_1969-06-26

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Serving Bethpage - Plainview - Island Trees — Plainedge — Seaford
Vol. 3 No. 36 Thursday, June 26, 1969 10« per copy'
Bethpage Bailiwick
by Muriel Taylor
On Tuesday, July 2nd, the registered voters of
Bethpage (Union Free School District No. 21) will be
given a second opportunity to cast their ballots "for"
or "against" a proposed school budget. At the same
time, the library budget will be re-submitted for ap­proval.
The recreation program will not be re-offered
nor will it be found in the austerity budget because, as
stated in a "Special Board Bulletin" issued by the
Bethpage Board of Education, "the citizens gave a
clear mandate that they were not willing to support a
Summer Recreation Program in this District." This
Special Bulletin which was mailed to all "occupants"
should be studied in its entirety, especially by those
residents who are not familiar with austerity
operations.
TO tell the truth, I was surprised when I learned that
the School Board had decided to present a revised
budget to the taxpayers. I had been sure that Bethpage
would be forced to suffer through on "austerity"
because of the resounding defeat of the school budget
proposal on June llth. Many residents with whom I
spoke voiced the opinion that "it might just teach some
of us a lesson that we won't soon forget if we have to
live with an austerity program." The Board's decision
to "have another go at it" (even with a budget which
has been reduced by $103,657) to my mind is an ex­ceedingly
optimistic venture, but one which I applaud.
Neighboring communities have reconsidered their
initial negative vote, realized what an austerity
program would mean and proceeded to support a
second budget.
If you had read "The Eagle's Cry" on June 9th, you
might have been influenced by the editorial printed in
that newspaper (which is staffed by Bethpage High
School students). The young people stated in no un-
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Honored
GRADUATION MARCH - Amid the throng of cheers
from parents, relatives and friends, graduates of ths
Island Trees Senior High School pass in recessional at
thd closing of ceremonies. Leading the graduates are
Mr. Carroll (left) Principal, Mr. Procaccini, Asst.
Principal (right), followed by Mr. Miller, Supt. of
Schools, Dorothy Di Rocco, Pres. Elect. Island Trees
PTA Council, Mr. Thomas Courtney of Island Trees
School Board, with Mrs. Florence Cullem, Vice Pres­ident
of the board, who presented the students with
their diplomas.
(Photo credit - Henry Di Rocco)
By Charles Sinning
Little did the community of
Bethpage realize fifteen years
ago that it would be enriched with
a genuine civic minded lady,
namely Joan M. Cable, who with
her husband George L. Cable
migrated from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joan graduated from Midwood
High School Brooklyn, and the
Heffley and Browne business
colleges, plus two years at CCNY
where she matriculated in
merchandising.
The Cable family and their
three daughhers reside at 120
Tfiorne Drive, Bethpage. Hubby
George is a. real estate broker
and a Deputy Grand Knight of the *
t w . Michael Hartigan Knights
of Columbus Council No. 5033.
Because of her educational
background she became
executive assistant to the vice
president of John Wanamakers
stores in charge of branch store
development. Later she became
the sales manager of children's
ready-to-wear department at R.
H. Macy.
. Being of a civic minded
nature, 4ier educational and
business backgrounds and her
desire to get things done, really
paved the way for her rapid
success as an outstanding leader
in civic affairs.
She is the proud recipient of a
Long Island Club Woman Award
which has been publicized in all
major Long Island papers and
the N.Y. Daily News and ap­peared
on other news medias that
included WPIX Channel 11 TV
news broadcast and Ray
Heatherton's radio show.
One could hear a sigh of relief
by the residents of Bethpage with
the removal of a real eyesore-the
old boarded up gas station on
Stewart Ave. south of the R.R.
tracks, a condition that was
created after the widening of
Stewart Ave. Largely responsible
for its removal was Joan Cabk
Presently some of her com
munity activities and areas are:
Acting President Bethpage
Community Advisory Council,
Chairman Cerebral Palsy
Campaign, co-chairman United
•Fund Campaign, Member
District 21 Adult Education
Advisory Council, Member Board
Directors Mid Island Girl Scouts
Community Relations Chairman
Mid Island Girl Scouts serving
Syosset, Massapequa, Far-mingdale
and East Meadow with
a membership of 12,000. Member
Theodore Roosevelt Republican
Club Bethpage, Chairman Town
of Oyster Bay Beautification
Committee, and established baby
fitting service for St. Martins.
Further Joan is working
closely with Bethpage, local,
county and state governments on
Memoers oi me sigma i neia u n Sorority present at
the formation of the Bethpage Auxiliary of United
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. The
sorority sisters, through their own personal efforts
raised $75 which they contributed towards the Cerebral
Palsied of Nassau County.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Dorothy Dirocco (right)
Pres. elect of the Council of Island Trees PTA's pre­sents
scholarship awards to (left) Mary Nassau, 122
Longfellow Ave. Levittown, Arthur Scotti, 3867 Hahn
Ave., Bethpage, Jeanne O'Leary, 3683 Hawk Rd.,
Levittown. Looking on is Mr. Leo H. Miller, Supt. of
Schools, Island Tree. At the graduation exercises, Mrs.
Dirocco, presented three $500 scholarship awards from
SAFFIT (Student Aid Fund For Island Trees) spon­sored
by the Council of Island Trees PTA'S.
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the following programs affecting
the community: senior citizens
housing, zoning applications,
traffic control, beautification and
betterment of community,
depression of railroad and school
district.
In recognition of her out­standing
civic accomplishments
and continued efforts to carry on
a community beautification
program and many civic
programs, the Bethpage Com­munity
Advisory Council is
sponsoring a testimonial dinner
in Joan Cable's honor on
Saturday June 28 at 9 p.m. at the
Knights of Columbus new
banquet hall Central Ave., Beth­page.
Serving on the committee are:
Florenjc^*"Cullem, honorary
chairman editor and publisher of
the Bethpage Tribune; Mary
Comerford chairman; Mary
McCutheon co-chairman, and
La,rry Sullivan co-chairman, a
staff writer on the Bethpage
Tribune.
Joan Cable's civic endeavors
and accomplishments are known
from Nassau County to Texas and
Washington. Messages of com­mendation
will be read from
Lady Bird Johnson, the
Whitehouse, plus a coveted
leadership award from the Beth­page
Tribune and the United
Fund of Long Island, as well as a
citation from the Mid-Island
Council of Girl Scouts.
To coin a phrase, the honored
guest may well be crowned the
"Civic Beautician."
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