The-Helm_1968-12-19; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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VOL. 8 NO. 15 Entered as Second—Class Matter
Post Office, Lynbrook, N. Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1968 IOC
Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso beams
approvingly as daughter, Jolisa, 5, pulls switch to light Hempstead
Town's Christmas tree during ceremony held in Town Hall Plaza.
Flanking Caso are his wife, Grace, and Supervisor Francis T. Purcell.
L./.P. Names Screening Committee
A Screening Committee has
been named by the Lynbrook
Independent Party and is being
chaired by James Donlin. Other
members of the group are Jerome
Cusimano, George Alfano, Wil-liam
O'Brien and Joseph Brick-enstein.
According to John Rohan,
President, "they are to review
the qualifications of several in-dividuals
and make recommenda-tions
to the Executive Committee
for candidates to run for trustee
in the Village of Lynbrook,"
A local election to fill the
expiring terms of elected offi-cials
is to take place on Tues-day,
March 18, 1969. Mayor
Francis X, Becker and Trustees
Kurt Amdt and William Buzzeo
remain in office until the expira-tion
of their terms in 1971,
Mr, Rohan stated that "the
Screening Committee is to make
its report at the next general
party meeting to be held on
Tuesday, January 14, 1969 at
the American Legion Hall on
Union Avenue in Lynbrook," He
emphasized that "no official de-cision
or party endorsement has
been made nor will be forth-coming
until the Screening Com-mittee
has made its report and
the Executive Committee has
acted upon it,"
Lynbrook Police
Apprehends Car Thief
On Sunday, December 8th.
about 2:20 A.M, Ptl, Edward
Okula of the Lynbrook Police
Department while on routine
motor patrol duty observed a
1961 Chevrolet Sedan being op-erated
eastbound on Sunrise
Highway and pass a red traffic
signal light at Sunrise Highway
and Broadway.
Ptl, Okula attempted to stop
the operator of the vehicle.
Instead, the operator sped away
with the officer in pursuit. Ptl,
Okula requested assistance via
the radio and was assisted by
Citiieas Committee
Says Lynbrook Needs
New 4 Year H.S.
After a year of study, the Cit-izens
Advisory Committee voted
overwhelmingly to recommend
to the Lynbrook Board of Educa-tion
that a four year high school
be constructed on the present
high school site. It was further
recommended that a maximum
of new construction be considered
by the Board of Education to
provide for the four year high
school. Mr. Stephen Chin, Gen-eral
Chairman of the Advisory
Committee, was directed to
formally present the recommen-dations
to the Board of Educa-tion
along with the reports of
each of the sub-committees. The
Chairman emphasized that all
sub-committees would remain in
tact, so that they may act in
an advisory capacity to the Board
of Education in their delibera-tions
concerningthebuildingpro-gram.
Mr. Chin further stated
that the comiuittee represented
a broad cross section of the
community and their recommen-dations
reflect the independent
conclusions of the lay advisory
committee.
Mr, Franklin Z.Gatland, Pres-ident
of the Board of Education,
addressing the committee thank-ed
the members for their time
and effort spent on behalf of the
community. Gatland invited the
committees to continue their
efforts in assisting the Board
of Education to develop a build-ing
program. He stated that the
Board of Education would act
upon the Citizens Advisory Com-mittee's
recommendations at a
Special Meeting, which was held
on Wednesday, December 18th,
at 8 o'clock in the West End
Elementary School.
Lynbrook Board Meeting
Sgt. Peter Margraf and Ptl.
Martin French, During the pur-suit
through the side streets of
Lynbrook, the speeding auto
struck the pursuing police vehicle
causing slight damage and slight-ly
injuring Ptl. French.
On Vincent Avenue south of
Merrick Road the vehicle was
apprehended and the operator,
16 year old Robert Dipalo of
380-34th. Street, Lindenhurst,
N.Y, was arrested for unauthor-ized
use of a motor vehicle and
several violations of the vehicle
and traffic law. The vehicle had
been reported stolen in Brooklyn,
Sergeant Frank D. Trum
Frank D, Trum, 22, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Trum, 16
Thixton Ave., East Rockaway,
N.Y., was promoted to Army
sergeant Nov. 24 near Quang
Tri, Vietnam, while serving with
the 5th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Trum is a squad leader
with Company E, 1st Battalion
of the division's 11th Infantry.
He entered the Army in August
1967 and was stationed at Ft.
Jackson, S.C., before arriving
in Vietnam in July 1968. He holds
the Combat Infantryman Badge,
The sergeant is a 1965 gradu-ate
of East Rockaway High School.
By Annette Ling
An extremely well attend-ed
Lynbrook Village Board Meet-ing
was held at The Community
Bank, 15 Atlantic Ave., Lynbrook,
Monday evening, December 16,
1968. All Trustees and the
Mayor were present. Village
Clerk Joseph Vltelliopened seal-ed
bids on the new much-needed
Fire Dept. Squad Truck. All
bids were rejected because two
bidders did not meet the re-quired
specifications and the last
one was much too high. The
bids were returned to the Fire
Committee for further study. Mr.
Anthony Zarba resigned as a
member of the Lynbrook Library
Board of Trustees, a position
that carries no salary but en-ables
public-spirited citizens to
serve their fellow villagers. The
Lynbrook Board of Trustees
hopes to appoint him to the Senior
Citizens Authority in Lynbrook
because he has evidently been
doing a great deal of volunteer
work on the Senior Citizens be-half
as well as the Library Board.
Commendations were awarded to
the following members of our
Lynbrook Police Dept. as follows:
Two special commendations to
Patrolman Martin French, two
commendations to Patrolman
Henry Hinck,, a commendation
to Patrolman Raymond Stewart,
Edward Okula, Edward Rainey,
John Edwards, and Donald Jack-son,
all crack Patrolman of our
force. Patrolman James Coan
also received two special com-mendations.
Sgt, Peter Margraf
and Lt. Richard Kenman re-ceived
commendations which
proves that rank merely makes
our police even more expert at
their jobs, A well-done to them
all. The lease which expires in
March on temporary Village Hall
offices at 381 Sunrise Highway
was renewed and approved by the
Board. The Village Hall and
Offices will be closed from
noon on the 24th of Dec. to Dec.
26th.
A Public Hearing was held on
the request to increase fines for
delinquent parking ticket holders.
Judge Nathan B. Zelby was pres-ent
to answer and explain why as
a Police Court Judge with long
and valuable experience he felt
that such a change would be
beneficial in our present system
of leVying parking fines. The
main idea is to collect over-due
deliquent fines from people who
just ignore them or who may be
from out of town or in a rent-a
car or parking in a no-parking
or standing area etc. If anyone
does not pay their fine within 30
days the court now has the power
to go after them and they will pay
an extra delinquent fine on top
of the original parking offense
etc. Judge Zelby, a distinguished
judge has received many honors
from Bar Assoc, etc. for the
manner in which he runs his
court and his extreme fairness.
Under Good and Welfare of the
People under our democratic
system, the Board meeting was
then opened up to citizens
speaking from the floor. Rep-resentatives
from various civic
organizations and other interest-ed
citizens wer»,present and they
were given the floor to present
their views either for or against
the new Village Hall. An Interest-ing
fact is that the entire Village
Board, Bi-Partizan politically is
united on this matter. The new
Village Hall will house the Lyn-brook
Police Dept. and they can
move from their present
"Bastille" bf><?ement head-quarters
in the old Village Hall
at present being rented to Nassau
County. The interest last night
might be called a group of folks
who represent John Doe, the tax-payer,
but it is also true that
many of the facts about the new
Village Hall that are being cir-culated
around are not quite ac-curate,
It is understandable
with Nassau County raising
taxes and a new County Sales Tax
and a concerned citizenry quite
irate and aroused about the whole
matter of "What is it going to
cost us?" based on inflation, the
rising cost of living and other
vital points, that the civic organ-izations
should be quite con-cerned
about any proposed ex-penditure
of money. But, Mayor
Becker asked that members of
these groups meet with him so
that he can explain just why he
and the Village Board in their
considered judgment feel that we
need a new Village Hall and that
every day that we wait it costs
more and more with prices and
building costs going up. At the
Village Board Meeting Mayor
Becker explained the history and
background of the plans for the
new Village Hall, He stated that
a great deal of misinformation
was being circulated in the
village,..He asked that the del-egates
from the civic as-sociations
keep in touch with
him. He pointed out that a public
referendum was originally in-tended
as a weapon for the people
to use in the early 1800's to In-sure
that government officials
did not corrupt their offices for
personal gain. The referendum
was not intended to restrict honest
diligent public officials. Many
local people spoke both for and
against the new Village Hall and
the required Public Referendum.
One thing was apparent to this
observer and that was that itwas
truly an open democratic old-time
Village Town Hall Meeting
with everyone getting a chance
to be heard.
Only 5 daysf^
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Dec, 25th