Bethpage-Tribune_1979-10-04

              BETHPAGE OLD BETHPAGE PLAINVIEW
MRS MARTHA PROCIOA
12 S PEACH ST
B E T H P A G E NY I 1714
ISLAND TREES PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 14 NO. 16 Thursday, October 4,1979 20 cents per copy
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Tomorrow
Heigh-Ho Come to the Fair. - the
Long Island Fair - which is heralded
annually by the long Columbus Day
weekend opening Friday, Oct. 5 and
continuing through Monday, Oct. 8 at
Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Farm fields at OBVR will blossom
overnight with the gaily striped tents
that house prize-winning displays of
vegetables, fruits and flowers grown in
local gardens and a large and varied
array of needlework, hobby and culin­ary
products from Long Islands home-makers
and craftspeople.
The entertainment tent will also fea­ture
native talent. Lawrence Semen of
North Bellmore will amaze and delight
fairgoers with feats of magic as he por­trays
the Great Wizard of the North, a
legendary figure of the 1850's.
Syosset's Eddy Sax will perform as a
traveling juggler and Karen Moritz of
Westbury will present a pageant of
flags from America's past, a perfor­mance
she developed from a 4-H Club
project.
Charles Hofer of Bethpage will re­create
an old-time medicine man as he
hawks Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Elixir
throughout the fairgrounds and East
Meadow's Jason Bergman will play the
village fiddler.
The Fair, which in past years has fea­tured
such curiosities as elephant walks
and wrestling bears, will concentrate
this year on flying horses as the earliest
known American-built carousel is hand-cranked
into amazing motion.
The annual spectacular, sponsored
by the Agricultural Society of Queens, *
Suffolk and Nassau Counties and coor­dinated
by the Nassau uounty
Department of Recreation and Parks is
one of the oldest continuing agricultural
events in the United States, tracing its
origin to 1841.
There will be puppet shows, agricul­tural
skills contests, games for child­ren,
brass band concerts, a parade and
other entertainments to delight one and
all.
Admission, good for the fairgrounds
and the museum village, is $3 for adults
and $1.50 for children ages 5 through 17.
There is no charge for parking. A cafe­teria
and gift shop are on the premises.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration is
operated by the Museum Division of the
Nassau County Department of Recre­ation
and Parks. It is located on Round
Swamp Rd. just south of exit No. 48 on
the Long Island Expressway. For infor­mation,
call 420-5280.
?JOSTPH0,COLBY COMMENTS
What Is A Fireman ?
With next week (Oct. 7-13)
marking National Fire Pre­vention
Week, we will all be
reminded of the dedication of our
volunteer firemen who will be
making an extra effort to educate
us about fire safety in our homes.
Some time ago, I saw a
response to the question "What is
a fireman?" that I think ac­curately
reflects the concern and
contribution of these protectors
of our lives and homes. In
keeping with next week's theme,
I would like to share it with you:
He's the guy next door.
He's a man's man with the
sharp memory of a boy who
never got over the excitement of
engines and sirens.
He's a guy like you and me with
warts and worries and unfulfilled
dreams; yet he stands taller than
most of us.
He's a volunteer fireman.
He puts it all on the line when
the bell rings.
A fireman is at once the most
fortunate and the least fortunate
of men.
A firefighter's life is a story of
danger, fear, courage, ingrati­tude,
honor and satisfaction.
He's a man who savors life be­cause
he has seen too much of
death. He's a gentle man because
he has seen too much of the awe­some
power of violent forces out
of control. He's a man responsive
to a child's laughter because his
arms have held too' many small
bodies that will never laugh
again.
He's a man who appreciates
the simple pleasures of life - hot
coffee held in numb, unbending
fingers-- the flush of fresh air
pumping through smoke and fire-convulsed
lungs - a warm bed for
bone and muscle beyond feeling -
the camaraderie of brave men -
the divine peace of selfless ser­vice
and a job well done in the
name of all men.
A firefighter's life is the life of
vigilance and extends far beyond
the world of smoke and flame. It
carries to the hearts of countless
women who share that vigil wait­ing
for their men to return.
It takes a very special kind of
community-minded persons to
give so much and get so little in
return.
He doesn't preach the brother­hood
of man - he lives it.
The Gulden Age Club of Bethpage is pictured during their recent stay in Vermont.
Come To The Firehouse
This Monday evening, October 8, the Bethpage Fire
Department will hold a fire prevention demonstration
in the main Fire House on Broadway. The fire pre­vention
demonstration will be held from 7:00 pm to
10:00 pm.
The Fire Department is holding the demonstration in
conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week
(October 7 - October 13). Although much of the
demonstration will be inside the firehouse, a raindate
has been set for October 10th. The main reason for the
raindate is a two-story smokehouse. t
The smokehouse will be set-up outdoors. The public
will get a chance to see how smoke detectors can save
lives through a visual demonstration of the smoke­house
detector.
Other events scheduled are a Kitchen Fire Demon­stration,
a Hurst Tool Demonstration and motion
pictures.
Also on view, will be the various fire engines,
vehicles, equipment and one of the most modern dis­patcher's
office you will ever see.
If you have never been to one of these demonstra­tions,
plan now to attend, especially with the children.
It is not only informative, if could be instrumental in
saving your life some day.
For more information, contact Steve Mafeton at the
firehouse. The phone number is 931-2660.