The-Helm_1971-08-05; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK MALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL. 11 NO. 11 Entered •• Second—Clasa Matter
Poet Office, Lynbrook, N.Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, August 5,1971 10<
Petitions Filed
OVER THE TOP — Hempstead Town Republicans had no trouble securing the
required number of signatures on petitions designating their candidates for
the Fall elections. Presenting the petitions to Nassau Republican Elections
Commissioner William D, Meisser, center, at the Board's office in Mineola
are Town Supervisor Alfonse D'Amato, left, and Nassau Republican Chairman
Joseph M. Margiotta.
SIGNING IN: Andrew J. Wallace of Malverne, left, Democratic candidate
for Nassau district attorney, files his designating petitions with Mrs,
Janice Brown, countv Board of Elections secretary. Watching approvingly is
Marvin D, Cristenfeld, Democratic commissioner of elections, who is also
county Democratic chairman. Wallace turned in a total of 15,900 signatures
for himself and other countywide Democratic candidates.
Personalities
bv A n n e t t e Ling
Arthur A. Roden, the quiet and
competent Manager of Chase
Manhattan Bank, 236 Hempstead
Ave., Lynbrook is one of those
people who manage to do an
excellent job in anything they
take on with little fanfare or fuss.
He was born on Dec. 14, 1934 to
the late Arthur Roden. Sr. and his
mother, Lillian, who now lives in
Smallwood, N.Y.
two brothers; Paul.
Brooklyn and a Sgt.
York City Police
James, a resi-
Monticello, N.Y.
steamfitter. Both of
are married with
- ' Arthur has
a resident of
in the New
Force, and
dent of
where he is a
his brothers
families.
He has two sisters. One, Eileen,
now Mrs. John Regan is a
resident of Smallwood, N.Y.
along with her husband and
family. His other sister, Phyllis,
now, Mrs. James Meskimen is a
resident of Carol, Illinois with her
husband and family.
He grew up in the Bronx and
graduated from St. Augustin's
Parochial School and Morris
High School.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in
1940 and began his training for
submarine service in New
London, Conn. Later, he served in
the Pacific Theatre of War in
World War H, and three of the
subs he was on sank, while the
last went through the "War"
unscathed. With his positive gift
for quiet understatement, he
remarked that one of the subs he
was on once sank a Japanese
Aircraft Carrier as well as many
other types of ships. He
remembers the many American
P.O.W. they picked up and
rescued on a Japanese Prison
Ship which was sunk by the
submarine he was on, all of the
men were in very poor condition
to put it mildly. He attained the
rank of First Class Boatswain's
Mate, which if we remember our
naval lore is quite good for an
enlisted Non-Commissioned man.
He served on the U.S.S. Trout, the
U.S.S. Scamp, the U.S.S. Calvia,
and the U.S.S. Hammerhead. All
were sunk but one. He liked sub
service and the Navy so much he
stayed in the service for a few
years after the end of World War
H.
He married the former Mary
Malachowsky in 1952 and the
couple eventually settled in New
Hyde Park, Long Island.
He went into business for
himself for a short lime starting a
private delivery service, but
lomed the staff of Chase
Manhattan Bank in 1956.
He IS a very neat and con-servative
dresser and favors soft
dark brown shades m color. He is
5 ft. 8 inch, in height and has a
sturdy and muscular 163 lb.
frame because he is a true golf
buff and is out on the links as
often as he can. He has an ex-cellent
average score which he
refused to divulge, but which
another friend raved about. He
likes to read quite a lot in cold
weather and enjoys his lovely
wife's stuffed cabbage, peroggi,
and a sausage called kelbasi. (If
they are not spelled right it is not
our fault as he also was not quite
sure how to spell these Ukranian
or Polish dishes.) He seldom
takes dessert, and is a true ice-cream
man, preferring a bit of
ice cream to most any other type
of sweet.
His wife has a true ' green
thumb" and grows marvelous
flowers and is out in the garden in
all kinds of weather. She just
returned from Russia where she
mot with a brother she had not
seen since 1938.
Arthur is the t.\pe of man who
says little and listens much as
wise Orientals are fond of saying.
Ho is very quick at seeing a
problem and enjf)ys banking very
much as it gives him a chance to
see and talk with many people
each day. Ho has very
penetrating dark brown eyes and
brown hair which is thinning a bit
and makes him also look a bit like
a professor instead of a banker.
When he smiles, he has dimples,
and a very merry look. Ho
regards his marriage to the lady
he loves, his dear wife, as the
main highlight of his life and
taking his first shakesdown
cruise in a submarine as the
second greatest thrill Mr. and
Mrs. Roden like Florida on the
East Coast for a vacation spot
best of all.
He is a Director of the Lyn-brook
Chamber of Commerce.
Inc. 'a member of the Lynbrook
Lion's Club and a member of the
Knights of Columbus of Pope
Pius, the 121h in Bayside, Queens.
One has the feeling that he is a
very sincere person and is also
one who does not give his con-fidence
lightly or his friendship
either, but once you are his friend
it certainly would be a life-time
friendship.
It has seldom been our
privilege to interview a more
modest or unassuming character
and yet a gentleman with one of
the keenesi minds as well. Ho is
very well informed on many
amazing variety of subjects and
is very well-read and
knowledgeable about banking
and all types of subjects.
Art Roden is a true and perfect
example of the creed of his
banking firm which he so capably
represents when they advertise.
"You have a iriend at Chase
Manhattan."
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