The-Helm_1972-12-13; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK IVIALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
Vol. 12 No. 30 Entered as Second-Class Matter
Post Office, Ljmbrook, N.Y. LY 3-1300 the f a m i l y NEWSPAPER Wednesday, December 13, 1972 10^
Lynbrook £lhs Service
Nassau County Executive Ralph G. Caso (left), principal speaker at
the annual Memorial Service of Lynbrook Elks Lodge No. 1515, is
greeted by Exalted Ruler John R. Olson (right) and Nicholas T.
Pellegrino, chairman of the Memorial Day committee. Behind them
are names of some of the deceased members commemwated at the
ceremony held aUhe lodge, 57 Hempstead Aye.. Lynbrook.
THANKS FOR THE HELP ... Nassau County Executive Ralph G.
Caso is thanked by Dorothy Weckbecker of Uniondale for the help he
has rendered thousands of Long Island Railroad commuters by
providing buses to and from Manhattan during the LIRR strike. Other
happy bus riders are (front) Linda Fish of North Bellmore and
(behind Miss Weckbecker) Peter Compton of Levittown. Caso
arranged with county transportation department for special buses to
run to the city and back from Roosevelt Raceway and Mitchel Field
for the duration of the strike.
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A Testimonial Dinner was given by Congregational Bethany Church,
Main St.. E. Rockaway. in honor of Rev. Hardy, 30 years in ministry.
Pictured with his family (1. to r. front) Agnes Hardy, mother, George
and Marion Hardy, Gladys Eiseberg, (top row) Ruth, sister, and Mike
Marchesani and daughters Heide and Heather.
Include Safety
On Holiday
Party Menu
If your driving guests end up
"highballing it home" this
holiday season, you've been less
than the perfect host.
That was the warning issued
today by Police Chief Walter F
Waring of Lynbrook.
In cooperation with the
Automobile Club of New York's
annual "First A Friend ... Than A
Host" safety campaign, the Chief
reminded holiday hosts not to
push highballs -- or any kinds of
intoxicating drinks -- on guests
who will be driving. He recom-mended
substituting coffee, soft
drinks and dessert for cocktails --
at least an hour before the end of
the party.
"This gives drivers a longer
break before getting behind the
wheel," said the Chief. "It is also
helpful to serve rich foods that
help both to moderate the effects
of drinking and to reduce the
amount of ^cohql guests might,
othenvise consume to "stay with
the party."
He also suggested that hosts
should make a special effort to
arrange transportation home for
guests who have overindulged.
In stressing the danger of
driving under the influence of
alcohol, the Chief said that real
hospitality included fulfilling the
holiday wish of "many happy
returns" by helping guests get
home safely.
New Type Plates
For Motorist
Albany - New York State
Motorists will begin receiving a
new type of auto license plates in
January, when the Department
of Motor Vehicles introduces
reflectorized license plates
bearing blue numbers and letters
on a golden-yellow background.
Details of the 1973 plate
distribution -- the first since 1966 -
- were announced today by
Commissioner Vincent L.
Tofany.
Commissioner Tofany ex-plained
that, under a program
introduced in October, the
Department is now issuing
windshield stickers as proof of
,v|ji^ted registration for most
^ ^ ^ l e s . However, plate stickers
will continue to be displayed by
motorcycles, farm vehicles,
semi-trailers, trailers, dealer
plates, transporter plates, and
special purpose commercial
vehicles.
The additional one-dollar plate
fee will not apply to any
registrations obtained during
December, since these motorists
will continue to display the
present-model plate for a period
f one year. Under the
staggered" registration system
employed by New York State,
which enables a motorist to
obtain a one-year registration
during any month, the new plate
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Personalities
Annette Ling
Walter "Buddy" Brooks is the
genial and capable Fire Chief of
the Lynbrook Fire Department
with many years of volunteer
service in that fine and very
special organization. He is a
native originally of Brooklyn,
N.Y. but came here with his
family when he was only three
years old. His father. George
Walter Brooks is deceased and
his lovely and lively mother, Ida
Brooks makes her home on the
Nathan Hale Housing Project for
Senior Citizens and enjoys each
day of her life there surrounded
by good friends and pleasant
atmosphere. Bud has been a
continuous resident of Lynbrook,
U.S.A. for over 50 years and
graduated from Atlantic Ave.
School after attending West End
Schooi for a short period. He is
alsp a Lynbrook High School
graduate. Upon his graduation,
he enlisted for four hard arduous
years in the U.S. Army in the 7th
. #^rmored.lZ>ivision. He w a s in four
major campaigns including the
famous Battle of the Bulge and
was a tank gunner. He returned
to his work at The Dime Savings
Bank of New York after peace
was declared and he was
mustered out of service.
Bud v\rent back to school at the
American Institute of Banking
and has studied probably every
phase of this interesting career in
his long service with the bank.
He married the former
Florence Freiss of Broakljm, also
a staff member at the time at the
Dime Savings Bank and the
couple settled in Lynbrook in
May of 1953. Florence has been
the inspiration and help of his
entire life and is a very attractive
and gracious lady who knows the
meaning of patience and lonely
nights as the wife of a dedicated
smoke eater. Bud joined the Fire
Dept. in 1939 and served with the
Blake Ave. Fire House, in Hose
Company in all the officer's
positions and as Fire Warden and
for 12 years was a member of the
important and vital Fire Council.
He has been Third Deputy Chief,
Second Deputy Chief, First
Deputy Chief, and now, of course.
Chief of the entire Lynbrook Fire
Dept. He has also served as
Captain of the invaluable crack
Lynbrook Rescue Squad in his
busy and devoted years with the
departmental Vamps.
Bud and his humorous and
delightful wife, an employee of
Marine Midland Bank, 15
Atlantic Ave., where she reigns
with a sunny smile at the Auto
Teller Window, have two
children. They live on Sherman
Street and have a son, Walter,
Jr., age 14, a student at Maria
Regina High School, and a
daughter, Clare, age 9, a student
at West End School. Bud par-ticularly
loves her great
"sauerbraten" and all of her
excellent cooking which is easy to
determine by his rather round
and happy shape. Bud likes to go
deer hunting and go after wood-chucks
in the Summer. The
family has another country home
in Vermont where they spend
most of the vacation days during
Summer and the children get a
chance to savor country life at
its best. Their home is in
Shaftsbury, Vermont and is a
converted farm which they love
to fi* up and tinker with. One of
the most important rulers of the
Brocrfcs clan is "Spike" a German
Shepherd who is 2 1/2 years old
and utterly devoted to His
-Family. He has little time for
other organizational work
because fire-fighting and con-stant
training and exchange of
informatin on the latest methods
takes up most of his time after
working hours. A fireman must
be available 24 hours a day, .365
days a year and be sure to obtain
a relief man to replace themself
if they cannot do so. For no pay
and with complete dedication to
their job of helping their own
neighbors all volunteer firemen
are a rare and unusual breed of
men here in the U.S. We could
never begin to repay them for the
countless hours they put in on our
behalf and this goes for every
man in the department.
Bud Brooks is a genial,
pleasant man with a hearty laugh
and an easy sense of humor who
truly likes people and gets along
well with almost everyone. He is
a stocky gentleman of 5 ft. 11
inches with a plump appearance
Buddy's appearance is rather
deceptive because he has a lot of
strong muscle under that jolly
oc^ter appearance and is a very
alert c^nd perceptive man who
has great intelligence. His loyalty
and dependability are something
one does not find out too often in
these days.
One of the memorable events of
Bud's life was the time during the
war when his battalion took
Verdun and took temporary
shelter in World Ward I and used
the same trenches dug so many
years previously in the then
"War to end Wars" of 1914-1918.
As the French say, "It gives one
to think," and most of the
Americans had a rather eerie
feeling to say the least. Bud was
also the very last survivor of his
Tank Crew in The Battle of the
Bulge in which he was a busy
Tank Gunner. His Battalion also
took the famed supposedly im-pregnable
Maginot Lines in
France.
Bud believes that the spec-tacular
FMve Corners blaze was
the worst Lynbrook fire he has
ever fought. His wife says that his
years of devoted service to the
department have been very in-teresting
and fulfilling ones and
they have made many wonderful
friends in the Fire Department.
She is a trim, intelligent light-brown
haired green-eyes gal with
a very warm personality. In
Vermont, they live in a wonderful
old school-house which they have
generally converted to a com-fortable
extra home. They enjoy
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