Observer_1985-10-23; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 46, Week of Wednesday, October 23, 1985 30c PER COPY
LEADERS MEET. East Rockaway Republican<^Leader
Phil Christ and Malverne Republican Leader Lou Cocchi
join Lynbrook Republican Leader Robert Becker in admir*
ing the Lynbrook Republican Club's 75th Anniversary
Journal at the Lynbrook Republican Diamond Jubilee
Dinner-Dance on October 12, 1985 at the Knights of
Columbus in Lynbrook. Mr. Cocchi and Mr. Christ were
special guests at the gala event.
Important
Meeting
Notice
The East Rockaway
Republican Club will hold
its next meeting tonight,
Wednesday, October 23,
1985, at 8:15 pm in the Vete-rans
of Foreign Wars Build-ing,
located on Main Street,
East Rockaway.
This meeting will feature
"Candidates Night," with
various candidates for pub-lic
office stopping by.
The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Skelos Announces
Amnesty Progrcini
Beginning Nov. 1, New
York will conduct a 90-day
t a x a m n e s t y p e r i o d.
Applications for Amnesty
will be accepted during a
p r e - r e g i s t r a t i o n period
which began last week.
"1 was a sponsor of the
Tax Amnesty Bill, passed by
the Legislature and signed
by the Governor in April.
This bill provides a period
when eligible taxpayers can
pay their back taxes and
interest without penalties or
criminal prosecution. New
York State and New York
City are each undertaking
simultaneous programs to
grant Amnesty to delin-quent
taxpayers who step
forward to pay what they
owe," said Senator Dean
Skelos.
"Tax Amnesty is one part
of our fight to stop the
millions of dollars lost each
year to tax evasion. Tax
evasion places an unfair
burden on honest taxpayers
~ those individuals who pay
their fair share and then
have to shoulder the cost of
those who d o n ' t , " said
Senator Skelos, who noted
the new tax law gives the
Tax Department tougher
enforcement measures and
more sophisticated methods
of targeting tax evaders.
"Tax evasion is a crime,
and we are no longer going
to tolerate the tremendous
loss of revenues due to tax
evasion. We now have to
come down hard on tax
evaders. We are not going to
slow down during Amnesty,
which is all the more reason
for people to pay up now,
before they are caught and
punished severely," said
Senator Skelos.
Now available is a toll-free
number, 1-800-CALL
TAX, to help answer
questions and requests for
Amnesty applications and
tax return forms.
October In
East Rockaway, 1881
Brightly colored leaves
floated down onto the oyster
shell roads in the seafaring
Village of Near Rockaway
as the residents were prepar-ing
for winter. An ad in the
South Shore Observer,
October 1881 stated that:
"Parties wanting to lay in a
supply of coal should apply
to J.B, Laugdon, also for
kindling wood."
The winters were colder in
those days and the bay often
froze over. Fishermen cut
holes in the ice to catch eels
with their long spears. It was
stated by former Mayor
.Arnold White that J.B.
.Langdon built the first
copper lined bathtub in East
Rockaway. In the Grist Mill
.Museum there is a model
sailing ship constructed by
Kangdon called the "Minnie
L"
In October, according to
the S.S. Observer, "Oyster-men
are unusually busy as
they are more in demand
than ever." Our oysters were
of such a high grade, that
hotels in the city paid for the
entire expected harvest long
before they could be deli-vered.
According to the late
Lou Pearsall, there were
oyster flats of fresh water
along Front street. One may
still be there. The oysters
were brought there to drink
and rid themselves of excess
sand. They also became
bloated and larger. This
practice were deemed illegal
later. •
NOTE: The above quotes
were from student's papers
in Tom Carty's classes in
Central Avenue School.
Tree Debris
Must Be
Bundled
Although Hurrican Glo-ria
is now just a memory and
most of our streets have
been cleared of tree debris,
more and more debris how-ever
is now being found in
the streets. Residents have
been seen dumping their
own and recent tree trim-ming
debris and clean up
into the street. ALL tree
branches and debris MUST
be cut, bundled and tied for
pick-up with their garbage,
it must be left at the curb,
not dumped or raked into
the street.
The Lynbrook Depart-ment
of Public Works
worked very hard to clean
up after "Gloria" and the
Village needseveryones help
in keeping Lynbrook USA
Clean and Beautiful. Please
bundle and tie your debris.
Preparing For Liberty's Birthday
by Carol Monaco
The 99th Birthday of the
Statue of Liberty is less than
a week away and the schools
located in East Rockaway
are making their final prepa-rations
for her birthday
celebration. •
Patriotic songs, special
guests and a birthday cake
will be among the highlights
at-the October 28th Celebra-tion
being held at the East
Rockaway High School
auditorium, starting at 7:30
p.m. " 1 he children are
excited about participating
in this program because the
Statue is a symbol of the
wonderful things our coun-try
stands for." Eleanor
Sussman, music instructor
of Centre Avenue School,
said.
The birthday celebration
will be the kick-off to the
schools' participation in the
c o m m u n i t y f u n d r a i s i ng
drive to Save the Lady.
Children from Saint Ray-mond's,
Marion Street,
Waverly Park^ East Rocka-
A Capital Idea" Gomes
to East Rockaway
"Capitol Idea," an exhibit
of 68 prize-winning photo-graphs
louring the state, will
make a stop in the East
Rockaway Public Library
f r om November 12 to
December 4 at the invitation
of Assemblyman Arthur J.
Kremer.
"I requested that the show
be brought here because it
will give residents a unique
opportunity to see these
prize-winning photographs
of the State Capitol in
Albany," said Kremer.
"They were selected from
140 entries in a competition
run earlier this year by the
Temporary State Commis-sion
on the Restoration of
the Capitol and other state
Agencies,"
The contest-allowed each*
photographer to select his
owii subject as long as it
related to the Capitol. Titles
in the exhibit include "Mil-lion
Dollar Staircase,"
"Capitol Keyhole," "Legis-l
a t o r s Open Doors",
"Capitol Lake" and "State
of the State, Address."
The free exhibit may be
viewed during library hours:
Monday through Saturday,
10 AM to 5 PM and Mon-day
through Thursday, 7-9
PM.
way High, Centre Avenue
and Rhame Avenue schools
are involved in the Monday,
October 28th program.
"Having the students of each
school celebrating together
is symbolic of the united
effort to restore the Statue,"
said Emma Tolmach, chair-person
of the East Rocka-way
Liberty Centennial
Committee.
The schools are working
in conjunction with the Lib-erty
Centennial Committee.
The committee has invited
several guests to the Statue's
birthday party including
East Rockaway Mayor
Theodore Reinhard, village
trustees, and representatives
from the New York State
G o v e r n m e n t and the
Statue's National Founda-tion.
The schoolchildren for
the remainder of this week
will be putting the finishing
touches on their program
which includes a special
song for the Statue written
by Mrs. Sussman of Centre
Avenue. The children are
also preparing a mini-play
— The Statue of Liberty:
Past, Present and Future.
A c c o r d i n g to Rhame
Avenue instructor Suzanne
Mills who's helping the
children with the skit, the
students are giving their all.
"They were really pleased to
be asked. They're really put-ting
100 percent into it."
Last Call For American
Legion Oktoberfest
The East Rockaway
American Legion Theatre-
Dinner-Dance honoring
Past Commanders and East
Rockaway Vietnam Vet-erans
promises a large
t u r n o u t , on S a t u r d a y,
October 26, 1985.
The video film of "At
Home With Honor" which
documents the parades,
demonstrations of support
our V i e t n am Veterans
received both during and
after the war will be shown
at 7:30 P.M. in the old
Legion Hall.
Dinner consisting of
Knockwurst, Bratwurst,
Sauerkraut, Potatoes, and
Applesauce will commence
at 8:30 P.M. in the Colonial-
Room. Beer and wine is
included with dancing to 1
A.M.
East Rockaway Vietnam
Veterans are invited as
guests, but must request
ticket.
Sale of tickets will end
Thursday, October 24 and
no tickets will be sold at the
door. Tickets are available
at the Post, 71 Main St.,
599-9580 or call chairman,
Ray Gimmler, 593-9405.
Press is invited as guests.
General William Westmoreland and Past Commander Ray
Gimmler review recent N.Y.C. Ticker Tape Parade down
Broadway honoring Vietnam Veterans.