The-Helm_1972-05-18; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK MALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
Vol. 11 No. 52 Entered as Second-Clasa Matter
Post Office. Ljmbrook, N.Y, LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, May 18,1972 10^
Village Board Meeting
By Arnette Ling
MICIIKiAN AND LONG ISLAND UNITE AGAINST BUSING: Dominick M. Minerva (left).
Republican candidate in the lIHh Assembly District, greets Mrs. Irene McCabe in Washington, D.C..
at the end of her 7(>0-mile pilgrimage from Pontiac, Mich, to attend a rally on the steps of the Capitol to
protest forced busing of school children. Looking on is Congressman Norman Lent, sponsor of a
constitutional amendment to bar busing. Minerva, an ardent foe of busing, met Mrs. McCabe in the
office of U.S. Senate Minority Whip Robert Griffin of Michigan. In the opening salvo of his Assembly
campaign Minerva blasted busing as "an ivory tower concept that is a subterfuge for equal education
opportunity."
Veterans Memorial Day Committee
The Lynbrook Veterans
Memorial Day Committee wishes
to announce that all preparations
are completed for the for-thcoming
Memorial Day Parade
and Ceremonies to be held on
Monday May 29th, 1972.
The Guests, and Organizations,
with the Committeemen are as
follows •
The Honorable Frank A. Gulotta,
Justice, New York State Supreme
Court, Honorable Frank J.
Becker, Retired, Honorable
Francis X. Becker, The Trustees
of the Village of Lynbrook,
Gold Star Mothers, Mrs.
Madeleine Manusakis, Miss
Marlene Hermandez, Miss B.
Marchesano, Mr. William
Woolsey, and Mr. John Morgan.
The Clergy attending will be
Rt. Msgr. Rev. Donald. Mac-donald,
E. rRobert Kraus,
Assistant Rabbi of Temple
Emanu-El, Rev. Russell, M.
Christian. ' .
, ^ The Organizations are: United
States Marine Cprp Color Guard,
Lynbrook American Legion Post
and Auxiliary. Howard-Lathrop
Post V.F.W. and , h U
John J. French, D.A.V., Chapter
#125. The Lynbrook Fire
Departn^ent and their Auxiliary,
Sons and Junior Groups of the
Veteran Organizations, Lynbrook
Lodge #1515, B.P.O. Elks and the
Doe Club, Saint Mary's Council
Knights of Columbus and their
Auxiliary, United A.M.I.T.S. Inc.
and their Auxiliary, Ct. St.
Raymonds, Catholic Daughters
of America, Order of Rainbow
Girls, Friendship Assembly #22.
Lynbrook Republican Club,
Young Republicans, Regular
Democratic Club of Lynbrook,
Lynbrook Independent Party,
Home Party, Lynbrook
Beautification Group. Our Lady
of Peace Students, Village of
Lynbrook Recreation Groups,
Lynbrook Little League, 4 H.
Club of Lynbrook, Lynbrook
Youth Athletic Association, Girl
Scouts of American, Brownies,
Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts of
America, and Cub Scouts.
The Marching Bands, Long
Island Mummers String Band, St.
Raymonds Parochial School
Band, Our Lady of Peace
Parochial School Band, Lynbrook
High School Marching Band,
North Middle School School
Band, South Middle School Band
West End School Band, Marion
Street School Band.
The Officers and Com-mitteemen
of the Memorial Day
Committee are: Grand Marshal,
•Gennaro Maratea, Parade
Marshal, Nicholas G. Kalpakas,
Co-Marshal John DeSano,
William Woolsey, Treasurer,
James G. Dillon, V.F.W. Com-mander
Stanley T. Kronenberg,
Albert Monermarano, Max
Wisenthal, John L. Calderone,
Johi) Helertick, George W. Break-well,'
Louis' DeSano.
The'Rioute of the Parade is:
Starting - Union Avenue Fggijjg-
Atlantic AveriUe Nortfi^^ast on'
Atlantic Avenue to Merrick Road
East on Merrick Road to Vincent
Avenue North on Vincent Avenue
to Grove Street West on Grove
Street to Hempstead Avenue
South on Hempstead Avenue to
Merrick Road West on Merrick
Road to Columbus Drive South on
Columbus Drive (Passing
Reviewing Stand) To Ross Plaza
and Doughboy Monument.
The Committee Requests that
all make a very special effort and
fly our National Flag on this Day,
Special Note. In Case of Rain
forcing the Parade to be can-celled
The Ceremonies will be
held indoors at the Temple
Emanu-El Hall at 10:00 A.M.
Sharp
To Celebrate
Helen Keller Day
On Thursday, June first, the
Lynbrook Lions Club will have
one of the most interesting
personalities as their guest
speaker. He is Mr. Robert J.
Smithdas.
This man is both blind and
deaf, and is the first one so af-flicted
to earn a college degree
since Helen Keller. He is the first
one ever to have received an
advanced degree. Mr, Smitbdas'
is a poet and lecturer, and the
author of, the .b^jjijk, ''Cife atf My
Fingertfp^.^"
He is now Director of the In-dustrial
.Home for the Blind in
Brooklyn,1VIr. Smithdas lives in a
world of silent darkness, but fills
it with a light of his own. He is not
only; a» national figure in the
rehabilitation field, but is an
outstanding personality. His
activities are unbelievable.
As I stated, he will be the guest
speaker a^the Lynbrook Lions
Club luncheon on Thursday, June
first, dt .the Bounty Inn, 1775
way Avenue, Hewlett. This
lunchepn is in celebration of
Helen Kteller Day.
Gail Lapitsky Announces
Candidacy For Dist. No. 12
Gall Lapitsky, of l Lexington
Ave., has announced her can-didacy
for the school board of
District m . "It is time we had a
mother on the school board,"
.says the comely blonde mother of
five. Her husband Raymond, an
industrial designer, agrees:
"Gail and I have always made
decisions together. She is bound
to bring a fresh approach to the
thorny issues facing the school
district."
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The Board of Trustess of the
Incorporated Village of Lynbrook
held a regular meeting at the
Village Hall on 1 Columbus
Drive, Monday evening, May
15th, 1972 at 8:00 p.m.
Deputy Mayor Kurt Arndt
presided over the meeting in the
absence of Mayor Francis X.
Becker. The Board approved the
Minutes of April 10th and 17th,
1972.
At the suggestion of Village
Clerk Joseph Vitelli, the Board
Meeting dates for the warmer
months were changed due to so
much other village activity such
as June when Lynbrook Week
will be held. The Regular
Meeting dates for the next few
Summer months etc, will be June
12th, June 26th, July 10th, Aug.
7th, and Sept. 11th.
Mr. Max Weisenthal a 25 year
staff member of Nedick's in New
York was officially appointed
Lynbrook Food Inspector and
sworn in by Deputy Mayor Arndt.
Max is a former Ocmnimander of
the American Legion and an
active long-time Lynbrook
resident.
Fire Chief Walter Brooks of the
Lynbrook Fire Dept. gave the
Fire Dept. Report for April
reporting 2 still alarms, 5 general
alarms, 52 ambulance and rescue
aided cases and the attendance of
various Fire Companies at dif-ferent
training schools and drills.
The Chiefs attended the in-stallation
dinners of adjacent fire
departments. Hose Company
entertained the. kindergarten '
children of. Teny^ie' Em^lnuel^
The Board approved taking the
usual full-page $50 ad in the East
Rockaway Journal because this
year East Rockaway will play
host to the 60 different Fire
Departments of the Fourth
Battalion on July 22nd and will
have a fine parade.
Mr. Frank Austin of the Lyn-brook
Library Board gave an
April Report which stated that
there were 604 adult questions
answered by the library staff and
523 juvenile questions with a total
circulation of 8,461 books. There
were 175 new readers registered
with 475 new books added making
a total of 44,037 books,
periodicals, magazines, records
etc. in the library. Total receipts
collected were $306.80.
Roger Faut of the Building
Department as Supt. gave his
Report for April reporting on 25
aluminum sidings, 22 alterations
and additions, 1 new office
building of one and a half stories,
7 one-famil^wellings, and 3 two-family
dwellings being built in
the village. Trustee Bill Buzzeo
inquired about property which is
unoccupied and in fJoor condition
on Blake Ave. and Supt. Faut
replied that he would get the
doors and windows boarded up.
Village Attorney Jay F. Korth
when consulted on this matter
explained that both he and Mr.
Faut were in communication
with the owner.
In his "Swan song report" (as
he is retiring) Supt. of Public
Words Floyd Wilcox gave his
usual excellent report in ac-
(Continued on page 8)
\ 2« , PAGE GUIDE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF LEUKEMIA,
without cost, is available upon request by writing to 2«.'> Old Country
Rd., liicksville. N.Y. IlKOI advises Mrs. Laura B. Viterise (right).
Executive Director of the i.ong Island Chapter. Mr. John F. Schlueter
(left) continues the discussion by remarking "few parents can hear
the words - your child has cancer - and not experience despair, con-fusion,
fright, isolation and pain much more devastating than any they
have ever known before. Families working with the Society find
courage and strength to cope with the unknown future with a child who
has cancer." Mr. Schlueter is Chapter President and Senior Vice -
President of the National Bank of North America.