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V o l . 5 No. 21 Thursday, March 2 5 , 1971 10c per copy
I Photos-In-The-News
Chief Boatswain Mate, Kenneth E. Petchesky, the
recruiter in charge of the Levittown Navy recruiting
station, was presented with the Navy recruiter of the
year award. At a ceremony held during half time at the
Island Garden Arena Chief Petchesky was presented
with the award by Cdr, B. L. Fish, the commanding
officer of the New York recruiting service. Chief
Petchesky was one of 37 chosen from 2,334 navy
recruiters across the country.
From left to right Cdr. B. L. Fish and Kenneth E.
Petchesky, BMC, USN.
TITLE PREPARATION: Phil Reid of Elmira, Aggies'
regional kingpin, executes the scissors on the side
horse in preparing for the National Junior College A. A.
gymnastic championships at Odessa, Texas, next
Friday and Saturday. Looking on are several members
and Coach Bob Hess (right) of the State University at
Farmingdale team, who will participate in the
Nationals. . . .all told, twelve Aggies will seek in­dividual
and team honors. Watching are (left to right)
Jack Avona, Island Trees; Lou Lauther, Plainedge;
Bob Wiener, Plainedge and Hess.
Youth Advisor Seeks
Conservative Post
A nine year veteran of the
Conservative Party and,
perhaps, the youngest candidate
ever to be elected to party office,
announced today that he will seek
a vice-chairmanship in the
Nassau County Conservative
Party.
Thomas Clarkson Brenker, 28,
immediate past chairman of the
Massapequa Conservative Club'
declared that his candidacy
represents a pragmatic approach
to Conservative politics and a
rallying point for young people in
search of a new political
philosophy.
"There is a fluidity in the
political scene," he said, "a
regrouping going on as
Americans search for more ef­fective
approaches to govern­ment.
"Grandstanding" isn't
enough. Political leaders must
provide honest and realistic
solutions to real problems and
begin to relate directly to the
people whom they represent."
"Until now," Brenker con­tinued,
"much that has been
labeled 'conservative' has been
an attempt to define an alter­native
political philosophy to the
abuses and unfulfilled promises
of liberalism. Indeed, the Con­servative
Party, as the vehicle
for conservative thought, can
grow to be the voice and in­strument
of the 'New Polities' if it
is willing to broaden its appeal,
and provide meaningful
programs for the poor, the
elderly, the minorities, white and
blue collar workers alike, and the
already overburdened tax­payer."
"The Conservative Party must
also speak to the youth as it spoke
to me nine years ago. Young
people are not interested in
shallow rhetoric and clubhouse
politicians. Most of them are the
product of good American homes
and share a legitimate concern
about the disposition of the war in
Indochina, the inequities of a
conscript army, the fate of
American prisoners of war, the
contamination of our en­vironment,
and the many abuses
for which there is no simple or
immediate answer."
"If we are to earn the continued
respect for our party," Brenker
concluded, "and restore faith in
the primacy of our system,
honest and realistic solutions
must be presented on a myriad of
subjects."
NOTE:
Mr. Brenker has been closely
identified with his party's
position on the county sales tax,
busing of children in the
Plainedge School District, open
housing, regional planning,
senior citizen housing, the Rye-
Oyster Bay Bridge proposal, and
downzoning in the Town of Oyster
Bay. He is the immediate past
chairman of the Massapequa
Conservative Club, a member of
the TOB Conservative Party
(Continued on Page 3i
Plainedge Library
Budget Ready
A proposed 1971 / 72 library
budget of $288,355 was approved
by the trustees of the Plainedge
Public Library at their own
budget meeting held on March 18.
Calling for a tax rate of $.65 per
$100 of assessed valuation, the
new budget will result in an in­crease
of 1 cent per $100 over last
year's rate. This averages out to
an approximate additional cost of
60 cents per year for a home -
assessed at $5,500.
In the discussion period, the
trustees pointed out that the new
budget represents the minimum
amount required to maintain
current levels of service. It calls
for an increase of $19,000 over the
current budget, but the additional
amount to be raised by taxation
will be only $7,000 as a result of
increased miscellaneous income.
This income includes $10,000 in
surplus and an increase in the
anticipated fines and fees in the
coming year of $2,000.
Principal increases in the
budget are in the areas of library
staff, insurance, utilities, and
maintenance. The amount for
salaries rose from $145,450 to
$156,200 as a result of mandated
increases and adjustments in
scales. Insurance went up $2,700
due to the fact that the trustees
will be required to assume the
cost of full fire insurance
coverage on the building in the
coming year. Utilities went from
$9,775 to $11,500 because of recent
increases in the rates for electric
power and fuel oil and an­ticipated
increase in the
telephone rate. An increase of
$1,050 was included in the code
for maintenance. This is a result
of rising costs of service con­tracts.
The area of program and
community information was
reduced from $7,000 to $5,000
partly as a result of the
availability of additional free
programming from the Nassau
Library System.
All other budget items remain
essentially the same as 1970 / 71.
Ed Werner Attends
> ITT Convention
Edward H. Werner of 178 West
Drive, North Massapequa,
recently attended a special
convention of the ITT Life In­surance
Company of New York.
The three-day meeting was held
at the Nevele Country Club in
Ellenville, New York.
Mr. Werner was selected to
participate in the conference on
the basis of his professional
accomplishments in life and
health insurance. He is a prin­cipal
of the Edward H. Werner
Agency in Bethpage.
Nassau County Executive Ralph G. Caso and Mary
Kelly of Freepoit a Recreation and Parks Division
employee, view some of the 75,000 candy Easter eggs
that will be distributed March 27 at Easter Egg Hunts
in seven county parks. The hunts, for children up to age
12, will begin at 1:30 P. M. at Grant Park, Hewlett;
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow; Christopher Morley
Park, Roslyn-North Hills; Whitney Pond Park,
Manhasset; Cantiague Park, Hicksville; Inwood Park
and Roosevelt Park. In case bad weather forces a
postponement, the hunts will be held Saturday, April 3.