Bethpage-Tribune_1971-08-26

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Island Trees Serving Bethpage - Plainview — Island Trees — Plainedge — Seaford Old Bethpage
VOL. 5 NO. 42 Thursday, August 2 6 , 1 9 71 10c per copy
LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT - jThere eager
youngsters of the Howard B. MatUin Junior High
School in Plainview swarm around Assemblyman
Martin Ginsberg of Plainview as he autographs copies
of "The Legislative Process" brochure. Assemblyman
Ginsberg spoke recently to students enrolled in the
Summer Enrichment Program at the school. His topic
was "Political Campaigning."
TOB HIRES YOUTH FOR
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Town Supervisor John W.
Burke announced today a
program designed to give youth
an opportunity to get directly
involved in many of the com­munity
problems in which they
have frequently expressed
concern.
"The Town Youth Bureau is in
the process of hiring U youths,
one from each of the Town's
Youth Councils, to serve as
Action Project Coordinators in
their respective communities,"
Burke said. "Each coordinator
will be salaried at $1,000 per year
and will be responsible for
organizing and initiating action
on projects of concern to the
youths in his council as well as
projects initiated by the Town
under State or Federally funded
programs," Burke added.
Those selected as . Action
Project Coordinators will be
trained by Youth Bureau per­sonnel
in the fields of community
organization, sensitivity to
community issues, effective
social, relations and recognition
of community problems.
"In Youth Council meetings,
the members have frequently
expressed a sincere concern for a
number of critical social issues in
our community," Burke noted.
"Now, they Will have the op­portunity
to put their concern into
action."
The project will have the full
cooperation and support of the
Drug Abuse Control Agency
(DACA), according to its coor­dinator,
Mrs: Adeline Petite.
"Meaningful involvement in
community action projects is an
effective way of combating the
boredom that often leads to drub
abuse," she said.
A candidate for the position of
Action Project Coordinator
should be a member of his or her
Youth Council. The individual
must be at least 17 years of age, a
student in good standing, and be a
capable and highly energetic
organizer. .
"Above all," Burke noted,
"this person must be concerned
about participating in the
governmental process and
carrying out of projects useful to
his community."
Starts Austerity Year
-The Plainedge School Budget
was defeated on August 19th. This
was the third vote for the district.
The vote will not be put up again
and the district will be on an
austerity budget. Because of this
austerity budget there will be a
self-cafeteria program only in the
schools. There will be no inter-scholastic
sports and tran­sportation
will also be limited to a
2 to 3 mile distance from schools.
In spite of the austerity budget
there will be some new programs
for the district. Two extended
readiness courses for first
graders who are not quite
prepared for school have been
created. There will be one more
learning disability class in ad­dition
to the two primary and
intermediate classes. A whole
series of electives will be
available for 12th Graders. Each
elementary school will have a
math lab. A new elementary
science curriculum will be
inaugurated. Last but not least,
there will be a pilot program in
the senior high for a community
school - a school within a school
for seniors beyond English and
Social Studies, who can develop
there own program in research
projects and community
projects. A number of fifty
students will be included in this
program.
The next public meeting for the
Plainedge School Board is set for
September 9th. The new total tax
rate is $14.41.
Caso Announces
Dance Program
Nassau County Executive
Ralph G. Caso announced the
start of a major dance program
to involve-young people in the
arts.
"The programs offers young
dancers the opportunity to
participate in a coordinated,
professional program," Caso
stated. It will be developed in
three phases under the auspices
of the Nassau Office of Cultural,
Development and its director,
John Maerhofer.
The Nassau County Dance
Company will initiate the
program with a series of
auditions at the Hofstra
University Playhouse on August
22 and September 19.
Registration begins at 10 a.m.
Competitors will be judged by a
panel of dance personalities and
selected dancers will participate
in the Professional Performing
Ensemble, as well as a new
apprentice program.
The County Dance Company is
comprised of three groups - the
Professional Performing En­semble,
the Apprentice Training
Program and the Junior Dance
Company. Starting next month,
the Professional Ensemble, will
give fifty performances in county
schools. This program is par­tially
funded by the New York
State Council on the Arts and the
Long Island Lighting Co.
Old Bethpage Site
Of Long Island Fair
County Executive Ralph G.
Caso announced today that the
Long Island Fair will be held Oct.
1 through 3 at the Old Bethpage
Restoration Village.
The fair, being held in
cooperation with the Agricultural
Society of Queens, Nassau and
Suffolk, will place emphasis on
agricultural and handicraft
displays.
Long Island farmers will have
a chance to compete for a total of
$5,000 in prizes and residents of
Queens, Nassau or Suffolk may
Muttontown Road, Syosset, N.Y.
11791 or calling 364-1050.
The fair will feature the
complete range of Long Island-grown
food products from fruits
and vegetables to giant pum­pkins.
Craftsmen may compete
in culinary, needlework, hobby
and floral departments. A special
hobby contest will determine the
best Long Island macrame work,
a recently revived craft of knot
tying from the early 1800's.
Hobbyists may compete in all
types of contests including ac­tually
demonstrating their craft
enter any of the several hundred techniques.
contests. Frida^ Oct 1 will be children's
Pre-registr*tton is necessary day at the fair wtth^special
and a p W | i o ^ a ^ ^ w i t h : ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , -
contest categories may he Sb- ™%*^^"riZ? are limited,
tained by writing Long Island some c»tee°™* , * ^ e d
Fair, Nassau County Museum, early registration is urged.
SCHOOL OPENINGS
Schedule of School Openings in the Area:-
BETHPAGE SCHOOLS - Opening date is September
8th - full day of school. '.'«'•"
ISLAND TREES SCHOOLS - Opening date is Sep­tember
8th. . • , .
PLAINEDGE SCHOOLS - Opening date is September
8th (Budget defeated for 3rd time on August 19th -
District is on Austerity) .
PLAINVIEW SCHOOLS - Opening date is September
8th *
ST. MARTINS OF TOURS SCHOOL - School starts for
grades 2 - 8 at 7:50 aju. on September 7th - Grade 1
starts September SthrSchool will be dismissed at 11:00
A.M. both days. Bus transportation will be provided.
ST. JAMES SCHOOL - School opens on September 7th.
at 8.*15 a.m.
HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL - Freshman Orien­tation
is September 8th - Sophomore & Junior Orien­tation
is September 9th; Freshman also attend that
day. Orientation for Seniors will be on September 10th.
All grades attend on the 10th.
Boat Explodes, Pastor
Taylor and Wife Burned
Pastor James Taylor of St. afternoon and it was reported
Paul's Lutheran Church, in Beth- that smoke and flames shot out
page and his wife Lillian were 300 feet in the air. The Taylors
severely burned last week when a were taken to the hospital by
35-ft. cabin cruiser exploded into Southold Police,
flames in Gardiner's Bay , ,J L i .. „M
^ Z o n Pastor Taylor and his wife are
The Taylors, who reside at 453 now at Meadowbrook Hospital, in
Stewart Avenue were guests of East Meadow and although
Peter Brewer of East Marion, severely burned, the care given
Both David Taylor 16 and his to them at the "Burn Center at
sister Marsha Taylor, 14, were in the Meadowbrook Hospital is
a state of shock at the time of the credited with saving their lives
ardent. T^ wiU •* h o sP, t a u z e d for at
The accident occured in the least one month. MM!