The-Leader_1970-10-29

              ^SSAUcTy HISTORIC'.^
ElSENHOfER p,^^ •
SAST MEADOW, NY u
The LEADER "NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY"
Freeporfs
Official
Newspaper
2S,IMHI READERS
FREEPORT
Zin Cod« 11120
BALDWIN
Zip Code 11S10
MERRICK
ZiR Code 11566
ROOSEVELT
Z ID Cod* 11&7II
35th YEAR, No. 28 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1970 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
BUCKLEY, LENT, CASO!
Editorial page 4) We urge all readers of The
Leader to go to the polls next Tuesday and
make their wishes known in the voting booth.
As the political campaign grinds into it's final week, much is being said and heard about all candidates.
The Leader today enjlorses James L. Buckley for LI.S. Senator and reviews previously endorsed candidates involved
in hotly contested races on Long Island. (See
Realtor urges ''No" rw^ oept
on Proposition #1 Annual
Election of candidates is onJy one of the responsibilities
of the voter entering the booth next Tuesday. He will also
be asked to accept or reject several propositions of interest
to all. One of these propositions deals with real estate taxes.
Oscar's Studio
Phil Christ is shown receiving distinguished service plaque
from President Mike Kemp of the Freeport Chamber of
Commerce. Looking on are Phil's proud parents. Judge
and Mrs. Marcus Christ.
Phil was a director of the Chamber of Commerce and
Manager with the New York Telephone Company in Free-port
prior to his transfer to Queens.
This week, at the Chamber Luncheon State Senator
Norman Lent will be honored by the Concerned Parents
of Freeport.
A proposal to put another 20
million dollars a year expense on
the State taxpayers' baclis will
be on the voting machine for de -
cision by the people on November
3rrf,
Realtor Smith, President of the
L,L Board of" Realtors, stated
"If a majority of the voters
who vote on the question pull
down the lever over the word
"NO*% they will prevent an In­crease
of 20 miUion dollars a
year in the give-away of State
tax dollars to pay the rem of
people in public housii^,"
Realtor Smith also pointed out
that, while Proposition No, 1 does
not mention it. State laws require
that State housitw subsidies be
matched by subsiaie- from local
governments, either in cash or
tax exennptions. Exemption of
public housing projects from
property taxes'" merely shifts
their share of school and local
government real estate tax£s> to
the people who own or rettt tax­able
property. Now, with this as­pect
taken into consideration, 40
million dollars a year in State
and local taxes are at stakewhea
you vote on Proposition No. I
this year.
Until this titne. State cash sub­sidies
to public housing have been
given only to housing constructed
with money from State bond auth­orizations.
State bond authoriza­tions
are subject to vote of the
people, who thus cwitroJ the ex­pansion
of such housing,
in 1962, 1964 and 1965, the
people voted down proposals to
expand the State's housing pro-tram
either by increased or ad-
Ltional State debt.
This year's proposal would
launch the State on a prc^raro of
subsidized housing constructed
by public housing authorities with
funds raised by focal bond issues
which are not subjea to vote by
the people.
Realtor Smith concluded by
saying "All families and single
persais who are paying the Kill
cost of their own housing, as
homeowners or renters, would
be tapped by State taxes to pro­vide
that 20 million dollars a
year give-away; and, if a sub­sidized
housing project is built
in our community, you would
have to make up in your local
taxes for the housing project^
share of school aoa local gov-ernment
costs which the project
escapes through tax exemption."
I he freeport I-ire Department
annual review was held last Sun­day
in conjunction with memorial
services (or deceased firemen
conducted by newly appointed
Chaplain of the Freeport Fire
Department, Rev. KennethTJ<lee.
Engine Co. # 1 was judged
the overall witmer. Hose Co. 1 3 ,
Best Appearing Company and
Emergeacy Co, i 9, Runner up for
Best Apparatus.
One hundred and fifty three
raend)ers of the department at­tended.
This was Father Nee's
first official act since his ap­pointment
last month.
Ben's Finale Rally
Perry and Jeannie Fischer,
presenters of BEN'S FINALE
RALLY, along with the FREE-PORT
REPUBLICAN CLUB AND
MANY BOOSTERS have an-nounoed
that this.event is ex­pected
to be on oije of the greatest
ever held in FREEPORT. Many
V.I.P.s are expected to attend
and wish BEN ClARAVINO suc­cess
in his campaign for AS­SEMBLYMAN.
The tab is only $1.00 per and
t h a t includes CHEER, HOR
DOURVES AND MUSIC. Perry
and Jeanttle said, if you haven't
already purchased your tickets,
caU tfiem at FR 9-8837.
-•»-:'.•• ^ T t S -