Bethpage-Tribune_1985-05-02

              BETHB««GE
» C r H P A G E
47 POWEIL
B £ T H P A O C
^
4 C 0 P I CS
L I B R A RY
Ave
NY I I 7 I 4
Island Trees Plainedge
also serving
Seaford Old Bethpage Plainview
VOL. 20 NO. 4 Week of May 2 - May 8,1985 20 cents per copy
Adopt^A-Dqg Day
SyijiMeiSei, president of tife Fib
Welfare Society (PAWS), get acquainted w ^
one of the puppies aA^ailableffor adoption a^
Town's Animal Shelter. The Town, in coopera^
tion with PAWS, will sponsor a special Adopt-A-Dog
Day on May 4 at the Shelter, 150 Miller
Place, Syosset, between 8 AM and 2:30 PM.
PAWS volunteers will be on hand to help pros­pective
adopters select the right dog for their fam­ily.
Everyone >yho adopts a dog will receive a
package containing dog vitainins, a chewy toy,
food samples, brochures on housebreaking and
comnionpet problems, shampoo and a gift photo
coupon. (For niore information on this little
• P^PPy* *®^ Colby Conimen ts ori page 6.)
Youth Hit By Train
A Bethpage youth playing near the Railroad tracks at the
Stewart Avenue crossing suffered a serious injury to his left
arm when he was struck by an Eastbound Express Train.
John Cheatham, 15 years old, of 5 Totten Street, Beth-page,
was playing with friends near the railroad tracks at
6:00 PM Tuesday when he stepped into the path of an
Eastbound Express train, apparently unaware that it was
approaching. Cheatham was struck on the left arm causing
severe laceration and several fractures. He was treated at the
scene by members of the Bethpage Fire Department who
were able to control the bleeding until the arrival of a Nassau
County Police Helicopter. He was then flown to Nassau
County Medical Center by P:0./Pilot D. Logan while
A.M.T. J. Minutoli treated the injured arm.
The boy is reported doing well after surgery, suffering
three fractures arid some nerve damage from theiaceratiohs.
Detective Robert Baribault of the.Eighth Squad who is
investigating the Incident reports that the train operator was
riot aware that the young taati had been hit until he was told
by Police in Ronkonkoma.
SMT Christian Mothers
On Tuesday, May 7th, The Christian Mothers Rosary
Confraternity cordially invites you to join them at St. Mar­tin
of Tours R.C. Church in celebrating this beautiful month
of May by participating in a procession to crown our Blessed
Mother. Louise.Smith, our Spiritual Development Chair­person
is planning to give those who take part a special small
surprise. Rosary will be recited at 7:15 PM; Ma§s at 7:30.
After Mass will be a Penny Auction in the Cafeteria.
Famous Family
Returns
Nassau County District
Attorney Denis Dillon
today warned Nassau
County homeowners to be
on the alei-t for a family of
flim-fl^m artists that come
tQ Long Island every spring
'to bilk people out of money.
The family, last known as
the "Williamsons", number
up to 2,000 nationaily, and
prey primarily on the
elderly. >-^
^ According to Dillon,
"The Williamsons offer the
homeowner a variety of ser­vices,
such as termite inspec­tion
and treatment and roof
coating, at low prices. How­ever,
their too good to be
true bargains end up being
very expensive for the
hori^eowneri;' -
s-The^Dlistrict^ivAtt^Q^
said initial contact with the
Willi a m s o n s : raa y be
through a well dressed and
polite child. The pitch may
be "Our dadjdy has just done
a driveway job (or roof or
. termite job) in the iieighbor-hood
and he has some mate­rial
left over. He can give
you ai really good deal if you
let him do th^ job right
now." If you fall for the
swindle, you will end up pay­ing
a price that is usually
more than a reputable com­pany
would charge for the
same work. In addition, the
"top quality" materials that
are promised are usually
nothing but a cheap substi­tute.
Dillon said although they
may riot uise the narnc Willi-amson,.
there are ways to dis­tinguish
a Williamsori fam­ily
rtiember from an honest
businessriian. For example;
each year the Williamsons
sell their cars, vans. and
trucks and purchase the
newest models. The new van
King Assails Treasury Tax Plan
Charging a "breach of
faith," Nassau County.
Comptroller Peter T. King
has assailed the Treasury
Department's tax reform
plans which would eliminate
federal incoriie tax deduc­tions
for state and local
taxes. "Enactment of these
tax proposals would cost the
average Long Island
homeowner more than
$1,800 and devastate our
economy," King charged.
King said* that "equitable
tax reform is needed but the
Treasury Department's
scheme would impose severe
burdens on states such as
new York and benefits 'sun­belt'
states. New Yorkers
cannot accept such an
inequitable and unfair plan
and. Lplei^a to=d,p whatey^r
I^atf^ltelp defeatit.'' 1 •
king noted that for more
than a century there has
been an iinderstanding
between the federal
government and the state
or pick-up truck will be
marked only with a mag­netic
sign. He will ask you to
pay cash for the job, or if
you write a check, will insist
that you go to the bank with
him to cash it.
The District Attorney
added, ''The family
members generally go piit in
groups to work an entire
neighborhood. If you riotice
such activity in your area,
contact your local police
department. If you have any
questions regarding a con­tractor,
call the County
Consumer Affairs Office.
All contractors must be
licensed in Nassau County."
"Remember to investigate
before you invest your hard
earned dollars. Deals which
sound too good to be true
usually are," said Dillon.
Bethpage Woman
Still Missing
The JSiassau County Police Missing Person Squad is
attempting to locate Yvonne Davi, a white female, age
23, of 73 South 8th Street, Bethpage. Davi disap­peared
under suspicious circumstances on the evening
of Tuesday, April 16, after she had called her room­mate,
Lucille Luttieri, about 8:00 P. M. to say that she
was on her way home.
Davi was last seen at the Fox Hunt Restaurant, 828
South Oyster Bay Road, Bethpage. .
Davi was described as having long brown hair,
brown eyes, fair complexion, and was wearing blue
jeans, a turquoise colored sweater-jacket and white
knee length boots. She is not known to be carrying any
identification.
Anyone with information on Davi is asked to con­tact
the Nassau County Police Missing Squad at (516)
535-7858. All calls will be held confidential.
and local gbyernmerits that
money paid for state and
local taxes would not be sub­ject
to federal taxes. "Oth­erwise,"
King said, "the tax­payer
would be forced to
piay tax upon a tax which
would be inherently unfair
:.,:arid-4IUJ^i?al^V Vv •; •::• :^
t "Entire commmuriities,
siich as those on Long
Island, were built on the
premise that tlie federal
government would honor
this commitment to federal­ism.
For the federal
government to now violate
its commitment would be a
grievous and unconsciona­ble
breach of faith," King
charged.
"The Reagan Administra­tion
prides itself on its dedi­cation
to federalism and
espouses a policy of return­ing
responsibility and power
to the individual states. Yet,
states such as New York,
which have enacted pro-grariis
in good faith, would
be severely penalized under
this Treasury Department
scheme which would not
only cost Ne^y Yorkers bil­lions
of dollars but would
force , businesses to leave
" New York a,nd cripple the
state economy."
.-ln.c6nclusion JCing n o t e^
that School districts, which
account for 51 % of the aver­age
property tax bill in Nas­sau
County, would be "par­ticularly
hard hit" by the
Treasury plan.
Buddy Poppy Month
Congressman Norman F. Lent buys a "buddy
poppy" from Andrew Korotchak,Nassaa County
Chairman of the Annual Buddy Poppy Drive of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Congressman Lent
praised the Veterans of the United States military
and urged all residents of the Fourth Congres­sional
District to support the VFW in this worthy
cause.
Nursery School Openings
The Bethpage Cooperative Nursery School, at 22 Lexing­ton
Avenue, has limited openings available for summer and
fall sessions. We offer an enriched curriculum, parent partic­ipation
in the classroom, indoor and outdoor playgrounds.
We. have over 20 years experience in the community. For
further information call 931-0811.