The-Helm_1964-05-14; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

              Hewlett East Rockaway Lynbrook Mai V erne Valley Stream Lakeview
ol. 3, No. 35 Kiuereil us Se(onrt-<.;iass Mutter,
Post Office. Lynbrook. N. Y. LYNBROOK, N. Y., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1964 LY 3-1300 10c? Per Copy
Mayor George H. Mangravite, right, with Senator Kenneth B. Keat-
. ing, left. Village Attorney George L. Greensteini of Mineola, center, and
Senator Jacob K. Javits, in Washington attending a recent conference of
New York State nMuiicipal officials, called by the two Senators, to familiai--
ize them with the Federal aid available to municipalities to create new
j ob opportunities aj\d other benefits for their citizens. Mayor Mangravite's
report to the village board on Federal aid progi-anvj that miglit be of ad-vantage
of Lynbrook is IM)W under study t o determine whether any should
be applied for.
Cong. Becker On TV
Backs School Prayers
Congressman Frank J. Becker (R-N Y.) appeared on the
Mark Evans "Capital Interview" television show on Sunday eve-ning,
May 10th.
The subject of the discussion was "Should there be an a- Cj'^ndment to the Constitution to permit prayer and Bible read-
S in the public schools?" With Congressman Becker on the
panel, speaking in support of an amendment, was Congressman
William H. Ayers of the 14th district of Ohio. Opposing a Con-stitutional
amendjnent was Congressman James C. Corman of
tlie 22nd district of California. Congressman Becker, of course,
•Stated the affirmative side, in support of any Constitutional a-u
i c i i d m e n t which will permit prayer and Bible reading in public
.schools,
(;()ii,uri'SSiiKm Ji<'c'kcr s t a t c (!, ~
"Wliile linariitjis aif now piocccd-iiij^
heloic t]it> Housf Judiciary
C()mniitt<'t', it todk the Cliaivmaii of
lliat C]()iuiniU('e 22 iiioiillis aiul the
pressure of 1()7 si<iiialures on luy
Discharge Ptdilion, to seheciiile
these hearings. How long the\- will
he held, 1 do not i.now, hut I in-tend
to use every ine'aus at rny com-mand
to bring this issue l)t;l:ore tlic
^ • <ise for debate and vote; l)ef()re
end of this .session of Con-gress."
Congressman lieckor said further,
" T o alleviate all misgivings, there is
no attempt to tamper with the Con-stitution,
but tlie Supreme Court
makes a new amendment necessary
that will permit the American peo-ple
to do what was Constitutional
for 175 years before the first Su-preme
Court decision in 1962 in the
Engle V. Vitale case. There is
nothing compulsory upon anyone in
a prayer anienchneiit, but 1 believe
the Anioriean people should have
the right, in aeeordanee witli thci
Constitution, to amend the C'ou-stitution
if they so desire. All 1 am
asking Congress to do is to approve
the wording of an amendment, and
send it to tlie 50 State legislatnros
and let the Anierieau people be
heard tlu-ough their legislators. I
have faHh iji tlie American people
to do the right thing. The oppon-ents
ol an amendment apparently
take the position that the people
should not have this right, and I
oppose that view. Again, I believe
the legislative powers belong in
the Congress of the United States,
and as many legal minds in this
country havt? stated, the Supreme
Court 'has legislated in the field of
religion where it has no com-petence."
Mayor Praises
Lynbrook Police
Lynbrook's Police Department
was praised by Mayor George H.
Mangravite for its part in the search
for, and pronrpt apprehension of
the aeeused mugger of Mrs. Ed-ward
Howard of 12 Green Avenue
in the early hours of Simday morn-ing
on Griffin Ct.
The mayor stated: "The men in
our department, under the direction
of Chief Walter F. Waring,
prompty, with the aid of tlieir flood
light equipment and that of the
fire department, picked up the trail
of tlie fugitive through blood marks
on fences and in a car. ,Thus
through the alertness of our police-men,
joined by Nassau County
Police, the accused criminal, badly
woimded, Avas ,aiTested within- threes.
horns of the time of the crime.
"This is typical of the efficient
manner in which (inr police protect
the citizens of our villiage."
The controversy continues to rage
about whether this was another
Kew Gardens. Irate citizens of the
Griffin Court, Nieman Ave., area
have challenged the statements
made by Andrew Valenti, the first
person on the scene, that the resi-dents
were apathetic to Mrs. How-ard's
screams for help. Other per-sons
in the area have come for-ward
to state that many calls were
made to the Police Department and
other residents joined in the chase,
some clad only in pajamas.
The suspect, Roger Heath, was
arraigned at his bedside in Meadow-brook
Hospital and the case was
then adjorned to May 19.
Double Sessions
Of Playschool At
Grace Lutheran Ch.
Grace Playschool, located in Grace
r.utheran Church, at 4 0 0 Hempstead
Ave., Malverne will soon concjlude
its first year of sueeessfnlly enrich-ing
the lives and development of the
young child, During the sc'hool year
1964-65 both a morning and after-noon
session for 3 and 4 year olds
is planned; each group is limited to
20 children. During the current year
the demand exceeded the capacity
of the school.
The Playschool, sponsored by
Grace Laitheran Church acx-epts
children of all faiths. The child will
however, be bro\ight under the in-fluence
of a Christian philosophy
through projects and stories relating
to the church year and its major
events. It is a cooperative in the
sense that each mother is expected
periodically to take responsibility for
being a teacher's assi.stant. The
Playschool meets Monday, Wednes-day,
Friday; three hours per session.
(Continued on page 11)
YE OLDE EDITOR
DOES IT AGAIN
"Ye olde Editor," as he affe
sion, wa.s called to ta.sk again at
Monday night.
Support Lynbrook;
Aid Bysautonomia,
Root For The Mets
Another baseball season is under
way and that means another L>'n-brook
Night, l l i i s year Lynbrook
Night iit Shea Stadium is Ihurs-day,
July 9, when the Mets will
take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
This year, all proceeds, after ex-penses,
will go to the Dysautonomia
Afspciiitip^. Thi.s dise^tse is relative-ly
xinknown to the layman, but it
attacks children from birth leaving
them with no reflex actions. It is a
chronic disease and is alwaj's pres-ent.
About the Night—air conditioned
buses will leave the Forest Ave.
Parking Lot at 6 p.m. .sharp, re-turning
after the game—seats are re-served
on the mezzanine, between
home and third base—the price is
$4.25 per person.
Chairman for tliis event is Herb
Lastra and serving with him as hon-orary
chairmen are Britt Conners,
President of the Chamber of Com-merce,
and Morton Weitman.
ctionately calls hirn.self on occ;i-the
E. R. Village Board meeting
Tlie last issue of the East Rocka-way
Report carried the following
item: "Veteran's Transportation
turned down by P.S.C. so it look.s
like Hewlett Point will get no bus
service, (it's too bad there was not
more cooperation from local of-ficials)."
Referring to tliis item, \'illago
Attorney James E. Clair stated it
was not accurate. Mr. Clair said, "I
personally called the attorney for
the Veteran's Transportation Co.
and offered him my sen'ices as well
as the Village Board's. He thanked
• nie for the offer but stated that no
lielp was needed since tlie hearing at
the P.S.C. was merely routine and
approval would be forthcoming."
The Village Board had previously
granted the application of the bnfs
company for a route running from
Hewlet point to the East Rockaway
Railroad Station.
Tickets may be obtained now at
Carmel Restaurant, 6 Atlantic Ave.,
Get your tickets early and sup-port
Lynbrook in this endeavcn", and
at the same time aid a worthy cause.
' L E T ' S GO L Y N B R O O K , ' L E T 'S
GO METS.
(Photo by Cribbin)
On Friday, May 8th, outgoing Chief William J. Snnlhe, Jr. was hon-ored
at a dinner at the Vidley Stream Park Inn aftei- a successful year a.'J
Chief of tile East Rockaway Fire Department.
Muy<ir C'harles Krull representing the village, presented him with »
plaque. Cluef Edwin Craehe presented him with a -stereo from the firemen
of East Rockaway, and Mr. Bert Jonnan.s4Mi gave him a golf cart and bag
from the company at the Mjun Street Firehoiise.
There was the annual inspection by the Boiud of Tnistees of the Vil-lage
before the dinner.
Pictured above, at the dinner (I. to r.) are Edwin C. Craebe, itewlf
elected Chief, 1st Deputy Clvef, John Wright, 2nd EJeputy Chief, L ia
Wieser, 3rd Deputy Chief Henry Greemteio.