Bethpage-Newsgram_1941-12-22

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The principals in all schools in this locality have issued this
advice to parents.
Mothers or fathers are requested not to interfere with any plans
made for their children in school. These plans have been thoughtfully
worked out with every precaution taken. The Police Department and
the Board of Education have been instructed to notify the schools
immediately in time of danger.
The dismissal procedure is un-der
the jurisdiction of the local
school authorities. Plans have
been made for home escort drills.
Under such drills the children
wiU be escorted directly to their
homes.
Safety drills are also under
.way. These drills are for the
purpose of keeping the children
in the school buildings in time
of an emergency. Under such
conditions the children will be
assembled in places away from
wiiidows.
Weldon E. Howitt, principal of
the Parmingdale High School,
where many Bethpage pupils at-tend,
stated that the school had
been. completely evacuated in
twenty-three minutes during the
trial evacuation. Additional pre-cautions
are being taken lunch
hovu-s. All pupils must obey the
directions of the air raid warden
in charge. Pamphlets have been
prepared for the parents econ-taining
full information regard-ing
school and home precautions.
Parents are urged not to come
to the school during an air raid,
also don't phone the school in
an air raid as telephone calls are
likely to clog the switchboards
and vitally important communi-cations
to the school may not
be able to get through.
It is emphasized that children
in schools are as well protected
from bombing as tlaey would be
in their own homes.
Sherman Appeals,
For Communication
Workers
Ck)l. Thomas K. Sherman, Act-ing
Director of the Nassau Coun-ty
Defense Council, has made (he
following appeal:
"A shortage exists in Nassau of
men and women trained in com-munications
work. This vital link
in our defense set-up has been
organized and functioning for
some time with a class in code
for women now in progress at
Adelphi College and a technical
class in radio for both men and
women meeting here every Mon-day
evening. A new class in code
will begin on January 9, but this
has already been filled.
"To meet the demand an-ange-ments
have been made to get an-other
group underway at AdelpJii
for morning instruction begin-ning
early in February. Registra-tion
for this Pebiaiary class can
be made at defense headquarters
in the Denton building, Mineola,
and aptitude test for registrants
will be given at the college, Jan-uary
7, at 8 p.m. An appeal to
both men and women has been
made to register for this import-ant
training.
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NEWSGRAM
WISHES
ALL ITS
MANY READERS
A VERY
M E R R Y
C H R I S T M A S
Visit Former Member
At Valley Stream
On Wednesday
On Wednesday, a number of
the members of the Dorcas Aid
society of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church of Bethpage visited a for-mer
member of the society, Mts.
Elizabeth Kronk, who now is a
patient in a convalescent home.
They presented her with a Christ-mas
basket filled with piany re-membrances.
Mrs. Kronk now re-sides
in Valley Stream. Those
who made the trip to visit her
were: Mrs. Joseph Baldwin, Mrs.
Edmund Bohm, Mrs. George Mc-
Donald, Mrs. Gus Anderson, Mia.
Hans Hogan and Mrs. George
Kerns.
Local Programs
Mark Christmas
Season
Many community services and
activities marking the Christmas
season have been planned for
Bethpage and surrounding com-mimities.
Christmas parties will be held
in the classrooms of the Beth-page
School this morning. At
this time, candy and oranges,
given by the Board of Education
each year, will be distributed.
On Monday, the eighth grade
sponsored the Alexander Novelty
Trio. The proceeds of which is
to be used towards the purchase
of graduation pins.
A Christmas program was giv-en
at the school last Wednesday
for the children and was pre-sented
again on Thursday night
for the parents. Christmas carols
were sung by the two glee clubs
and the Acapella choir of the
school. The Primary Glee Club
which consisted of forty children
sang the following selections:
"Silent Night," "Santa Land."
"Santa Claus Is On His Way,"
and "Bedtime." The selections
given by the Intermediate grades
Glee club which consisted of sir-ty
children were: "O Little Town
of Bethlehem," "Santa Claus
Comes," "Cliristmas Day In The
Morning," and "Eleigh Bell Ser-enade."
The Acj.pella Choir
which numbered thirty children
sang the following selections: "O
Come All Ye Faithful," "Away
In A Manger," "A Christmas
Lullaby," and "O Holy Night."
The selections given by the
Glee Clubs and the choir were
followed by a miniature version
of the opera, "Hansel and Gret-el."
Tliose who acted as ushers dur-ing
the program were: Margaret
Lang, Winifred Keuhn, Prances
Zuk, Ethel Johnson, George Mir-abella,
diaries Keuchler, and
Henry Lohmann.
Dominick Gagliardo, Kermeth
Klug anr' Philip Rozzi acted as
stage managers.
The curtain was attc-ndted by
Niiiholas Ratto aiid the anuoanc-er
war- V/alter Koller.
Rev. E'l'uurd Bohm, pastw of
LLETIN
A sharp increase in registration for the Bethpage Civil
Defense council was noted this week, and additional applications
may be filed daily, at the Bethpage fire house on Stewart avenue,
\vhicli is the headquarters of the council. Mr. J. Walter Payne
is the chairman of the local council.
Women Needed For Radio Work
Women are needed for local monitoring in shortwave radio
work. An aptitude test will be given at the Adelphia College
Wednesday evening, January 7th, for classes in code to begin on
February 1st. The classes beginning January 9th has been fill-,
ed. This instruction will be under the direction of Mrs. Charles
W. Brown, succeeding Mrs. Viola Grossman who has been called,
to instruct men in service.
Cooperate With Air Raid Warden
Everyone must co-operate with the air raid wardens. Manyj
communities have issued literature on what to do during an air
raid and at headquarters in Mineola defense chairmen and in-dividuals
may secure printed copies of detailed instructions.
Every house should have on hand such information.
Season's Greetings To Grumman
Aircraft Corp. And Its Employees
"Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year"
Of course, that is my heartfelt wish for you and yours at this
Holiday season. But sincere as that wish is, I just want to add a
few more words to tell you of the pleasure that has come to me
throughout all of 1941 in my association with you, and other fine
people like you.
To serve a good company such as yours brings a reward of
happiness, not only in the service which it is my privilege to
extend to you in business, but in the bonds of fellowship and
friendship which transcend the regular course of business. I express
my gratitude for the many courtesies and kindnesses which have
come from you, and the new year will be all the happier if I can
serve you further.
And so may this Christmas be the most enjoyable you have ever
had. Although there is darkness about us, men of good will will
seek the light—will find the better way. May this be accomplished
in the new year, making it the happiest new year of all for
mankind.
Cordially,
OSCAR BALDWIN,
December, 1941 Publisher.
the St. Paul's Lutheran chxurch,
aimounces that there will be
three services Christmas day,
starting with the dawn candle-light
service at 6:30 a. m., iof-lowed
by the morning servku at
9:^0 o'clock, and the children's
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