The-Helm_1970-09-10; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK /VIALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL. 10 NO. 15 Second-GIaas Matter
Post Office, Lvnbroot, N. Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, Sepfember 10, 1970 100
Democrats For Caso
Richard Rocchio, center, chats with Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso, right. Re-publican
candidate for Nassau County Executive, at a meeting to launch the Democrats for Caso Com-mittee,
Rocchio, a lifelong Democrat, will head the committee. Former Nassau County Executive A. Holly
Patterson, Nassau Citizens for Caso Committee chairman, is at left. Rocchio said Caso is clearly better
qualified than his opponents for the job of County Executive.
Mayor Berg Resigns
September 9, 1970
Dear Resident:
It is with regret that I notify you of my intention to resign as Mayor
of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, I will do this officially
at our next Village Board meeting, Monday evening, September 14,
1970.
This decision has been made after long and careful deliberation and
is due mainly to the pressing need for me to devote more time to my
new expanding business.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the present Village Board,
the Village employees, and all the heads and members of the various
departments and commissions of the Village government for their
exceptional cooperation given me in the past three and one-half years,
I am sure that the same cooperation will be extended to our Deputy
Mayor, Arnold E. White, who will succeed me as Mayor, serving the
remaining six months of my term.
I thank you for your personal support of Village government and for
your understanding of my personal obligation.
Sincerely yours,
/ s / Winfred M. Berg
Hatfield - Mc-Govern
Amendment Rejected
James Lu Buckley, candidate
for the United States Senate, ex-pressed
a sense of "pride,
security and relief," this
morning on hearing of the defeat
in the Senate of the Hatfield-Mc-
Govern amendment. He said he
hoped that "the people will re-ject
the 'white flag' candidates,
Ottinger and Goodell, even as the
Senate has rejected the Hatfield-
McGovern Amendment."
"I am proud that the people
have not succumbed to the pres-sures
of the vocal minority,"
Buckley said. "I feel more secure
knowing that as a nation we are
committed, and by this vote have
expressed our commitment, to a
consistent and responsible for-eign
policy. I am relieved that
this opening wedge of new isola-tionism
has been rejected.
"War is not a football game,"
Buckley said. "It does not begin
when everyone is ready; there
is no half-time, and it does not
end when a specified time has
elapsed.
"I am hopeful that in the com-ing
elections the people will re-ject
the 'white flag' candidates,
Messrs. Ottinger and Goodell,
even as the Senate has rejected
the Hatfield-McGovern amend-ment."
Personalities
Annette Ling
Consumer
Protection
Door-to-door salesmen who
use the element of surprise and
the "hard sell" to prey on the
unwary consumer will find it
more difficult to take advantage
of New York State residents be-cause
of a new statute recom-mended
by Attorney General
Louis J. Lefkowitz which goes
into effect today.
The Attorney General said that
the law provides for a three day
"cooling off" period during which
time a consumer may cancel a
contract for the purchase of goods
or services sold to him by a door-to-
door salesman.
"Investigation by my office has
disclosed that the elderly, the
busy housewife, the uneducated
and those with language difficul-ties
are frequently the targets
of door-to-door salesmen," the
Attorney General said. "How-ever,"
he continued, "even the
most sophisticated consumer can
be taken in by a clever sales
pitch."
"Without adequate warning and
without time to consider the sell-er's
proposal, many buyers have
found themselves legally com-mitted
to the purchase of goods
and/or services which they did
not need or cannot afford. For
this reason it is only fair that
such unsuspecting buyers be
given some time to consider pro-posals
made by such sellers un-der
such circumstances."
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Mrs. Joan Kelly, wife of
Eugene Kelly of Earle Ave.,
Lynbrook is not only a busy
wife and mother, but the com-petent
President of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Lynbrook Fire
Dept.
Joan is an only child, bom
in 1936 in Jamaica, N.Y. to
WUliam and Rita Baldwin. Her
father is deceased, but her tall,
handsome mother makes her
home with Joan and her family.
It is easy to see where Joan
gets her clean-cut -good looks.
She graduated from Presentation
Parochial School and E)ominican
Commercial High School. She
was an Executive Secretary for
a number of years until she
married. Her family had
moved to Hempstead and Joan
met her future husband there
and they were married in 1959.
Eugene or Gene has been a
Lynbrook resident since the
age of six or seven years.
The KeUys have lived in Lyn-brook
ever since their marriage.
Gene Kelly works for Shell
Oil Co. and has been a member
of the Hose Company of Lyn-brook
Fire Dept. for over
fourteen years, Joan joined
the Ladies Auxiliary in 1959
shortly after her marriage and
is now President of the fine
group.
They have three lovely little
girls. Nancy, age 10, Susan,
age 6, and baby Kerry, age 13
months. Nancy is a dark-haired
beauty, Susan is a pert
little blonde, and baby Kerry,
a soft golden-brown hair^
charmer who walks about quite
rapidly exploring everything
in her world and keeping
her Mommie hopping to keep
up with her. She has blue
eyes and the most winsome
smile of any child we have
seen in many a day.
"Max" Kelly, a two year
old devoted schnauzer is
fiercely devoted to his family
and loves to kiss either the
baby or bring you his own
rubber toy to throw. This breed
of dog seem to be one of the
best because of their love of
children and aptitude as watch-dogs.
Max has the bark of a
Great Dane and the valiant
heart of a German Shepherd
though he can not match them
for size.
Joan is a tall 5 ft., 7 inches
about 128 lbs., with a slim
figure and great good looks
and strength of character in
her face. She has light brown
hair and green eyes and uses
a great deal of blue as it is
her favorite color. She enjoys
going to a Bingo game one of the
many held each week in Lyn-brook
and wins quite often,
and finds it quite relaxing.
She is a member of the Mother's
Group of Our Lady of Peace
School, which her older chil-dren
attend. Joan and Gene
have been to Florida, and many
other states, but particularly
enjoyed Ocean City, Marj'land
where they vacationed two years
ago. Joan favors Early Ameri-can
in decoration and her home
reflects her good taste. She
chuckled at the question of
Women's Emancipation and
stated quite firmly that they
must be out of their minds
to want to take the place
of men and give up the joys
of family life and caring for
one's own children. Joan also
belongs to the Ladies Auxiliary
of Hose Company on Blake Ave.
of the Lynbrook Fire Dept.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
entire Lynbrook Fire Dept.
meets at least four times a
year, but take part in any
tournament parades or activities
held by the men of the Fire
Dept. and stand ready to aid
them in case of a bad fire
with refreshments etc, at any
hour of the day or night. Every
Memorial Day, they are a fine
sight, as they march in trim,
neat precision and exact
formation of ranks along the
route of the Lynbrook parade,
Lynbrook has a right to be
very proud of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Lynbrook Fire
Dept. because of their splendid
record of trophies for their
marching and over-all appear-ance,
They won First Place
in the Fourth Battalion in
Lakeview, Second Place in West-bury,
and Second Place in East
Rockaway, The Ladies Auxiliary
drills on the Earle Ave. Parking
Lot, in spare moments just
before a competition and they
do very well, indeed, Joan
feels that the work of the Fire
Dept, is one of the most im-portant
things in the Village
of Lynbrook and in that she is
quite correct. Most taxpayers
• realize that they just couldn't,
bfegin to pay for the fine, dedi-cated
service of the local
fire departments. If it were
not for volunteers working on
call at any hour of the day or
night, many people would have
lost their lives and their
property. Local Fire De-partments
are one of the best
examples of fine old-fashioned
Americanism left in the U. S,
today. It boils down to one
citizen helping another at any
time with no thought of reward
and often at the risk of his
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