The-Helm_1964-08-06; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

              • Hewlett • East Rockaway Lynbrook Malverne • Valley Stream Lakeview
Vol. 3, No. 47 Kntererl .is St'oonci-Class Matter,
Post Office, Lynbrook, N. T. LYNBROOK, N. Y., THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1964 LY 3-1300 lOjzf Per Copy
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We The People A Dangerous Pastime
SENATOR BARRY M. GOLDWATER (Republican nominee for Pres-ident)
being congratulated by Congressman Frank J. Becker (Rep., N.Y.).
Congressman Becker, a delegate from New York to the recent Republican
National Convention at San Francisco and a long-time supporter of Gold-water,
voted for the Senator at the Convention, and will campaign for him
this fall.
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By Caroline Clair
On July twenty-ninth, The Yoimg
Republicans — Republican Recruits
of East Rockaway became a living
entity. Not that we hadn't been real
enougli before tliat but now it was
oflicial and although the weather
outside was inclement, the mood
prevailing inside was festive. How
odd it felt, in a funny sort of way
for us to hear ourselves referred to
in the constitution. Hardly a gray
hair in the cowd, but here we were
— the "founding fathers." This docu-ment
was read, strengthened and
passed favorably upon by the mem-bership.
A delegation led by Second
Vice-President Tom Boltan will pre-sent
our work to the Nassau County
Council of Republican Recruits on
August twelfth for acceptance.
• Odr next regular meeting, on Aug-ust
ninteenth, will see another lively
"meet the candidate" session. Mr.
Ralph Edsell, Republican candidate
for Congress will be at the Clark
Street fire house. The meeting com-mences
at 8 p.m. All are invited
to attend. Refreshments will be ser-ved
and a band will be present.
The membership is ready for ac-tion
as the election deadline draws
closer. Plans for the coming months
include a cocktail party in Septem-ber
and a raffle and an old-fash-ioned,
New England style rally in
October. Details to come later.
Stranger Than Fiction
Both Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with the issue of
Civil Rights.
Lincoln was elected in 1860. Kennedy in 1960.
Both were slain on Friday and in the presence of their wives.
Both were shot from behind and in the head.
Their successors, both named Johnson, were southern democrats,
1 and both were in the Senate.
" Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson was
born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 and Lee Harvey Oswald
was born in 1939.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before going to trial.
Booth and Oswald were southerners favoring unpopular ideas.
Lincoln's secretarv, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not
to !go to the theatre.
Kennedy's secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not
to go to Dallas.
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and ran to ware-house.
Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to
a theatre.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
The names Andrew J(jhnson and Lyndon Johnson each contain
thirteen letters.
The names John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald each
contain fifteen letters.
The last name of the man who succeeded Andrew Johnson, who
was not re-elected, began with a G—U. S. Grant, a general
in the Army.
The last name of the man running against Lyndon Johnson be-gins
with a G—Barry Goldwater, a general in the Air Force.
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Rescue at Beach
There was a frightening moment
of drama late Tuesday afternoon at
the Hewlett Point Town Beach when
14-year-old Cheryl Fuchsman of
Oceanside called for help. Cheryl
had been swimming alone a distance
from the float when she began to
call for help.
Lifeguard Charles Butler of Mer-rick
reached the floundering girl in
seconds. He was ably assisted by life-guard
William Corriero of Long
Beach and witnesses say the girl was
brought to shore in a magnificent
display of efficiency and teamwork."
The East Rockaway Rescue Unit
took the girl to South Nassau Com-munities
Ho.-^pital where she was re-leased
later.
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By George C. Gaugler
Malverne police this week have reason to believe a group oF
local youngsters, ages 9 to 15, are engaged in the dangerous
pastime of sniffing glue. This i^ractice could cause permanent
brain damage—possibly death.
Police ("hief Vincent Ryer dis- '
closed that t\\o L5-year-old boys
were caught red-handed passing a
paper bag back and forth and tak-ing
turns inhaling the fiunes of
model airplane glue within. When
questioned by iDolice, the boys in-dicated
that other youngsters were
also sniffing glue.
"And there isn't a thing the po-lice
can do about it legally," said
Ryer. "It's up to the parents them-selves
to handle this serious prob-lem.
We can only contact parents
of children who become involved
and appraise them of what's going
on."
He stated that the efi^ects of in-haling
glue are similar to alcohol-induced
intoxication but last only
about 15 to 30 minutes. Published
medical reports state that glue sniff-ing
can cause brain damage and
loss of power to perform normal
bodily functions, depending upon
the time length involved and the
physical condition of the user.
Ryer said that the 15-year-olds
(names withheld) were sitting on the
steps of Lindner PI. School one eve-ning
recently and were observed by
a passerby taking turns burying
their faces into a white paper bag.
The odor of glue in the vicinity was
strong.
This was reported to Ptl. James
Zarifis on motor patrol nearby who
sped to the scene.
"One boy had his face in the bag
as I drove up," said Zarifis. "The
second boy, seeing me, grabbed the
bag, jumped behind some bushes
and tried to shove the bag into the
bushes. Both boys seemed a little
higli."
Involve Others
Zarifis recovered the bag which
reeked of wet ghie and took the
boys to the station house.
There, the boys' parents were
contacted and were informed of the
dangers of sniffing glue. It was
then, police said, that they learn-ed
from the boys that there might
possibly be other local youngsters
as young as 9 years engaged in
periodic glue sniffing.
"The Malverne police will watch
for this," said Ryer, "but it is up to
parents to monitor this situation
themselves. Glue sniffing can do
terrible physical damage to an in-dividual
if allowed to persist."
Local merchants who handle this
type glue are cooperating with po-lice
by including only one small
tube with each plane model sold.
Recently however, one storekeeper
reported that a box of about 50
tubes of the glue were stolen from
his shop.
Police also believe that the
youngsters are being supplied from
sources outside of Malverne.
MALVERNE PTL. ZARIFIS shows bag used by boys for sniffing glue
to Lt. Walter Kerzner, Acting Chief of Police while Chief Ryer is on vaca-tion.