The-Helm_1973-10-24; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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HEMPSTEAD EAST ROCKAWAY LYNBROOK MALVERNE
V ( l . U No. 22 Centered aa Sceond—Class Matter
Post Offlca. Ljmbrook. N.Y. LY 3-130a THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Wednesday, October 24,1973 m
GALA MERCY BALL at Colonie Hill, November 17, benefits ex-pansion
program for Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre. Joseph R.
Milone of Rockville Centre, Chairman of the Ball, [left! and Dr.
Joseph Macy [rightlof Old Westbury, vice-president of the Friends of
Mercy, discuss campaign plans to raise funds for the construction
program.
For tickets or contribution information, telephone 678-3066.
Personalities
by Annette Ling
Shown Left to Right: Lynbrook Mayor Francis X. Becker, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mazza, Mrs. Patrick
Mazza, Mrs. Joseph Mazza and Mr. Joseph Mazza, and Edwin V. Larson, Lynbrook Recreation
Commission Chairman.
Picture was taken at the Memorial Dedication of Patrick T. Mazza, former employee in the
Recreation Department of the Inc. Village of Lynbrook. Dedication was held on October 7,1973 at Greis
Park.
Use Caution With
Trick or Treating
The World Series is underway,
competing with football games
for our weekend attention; the
leaves are beginning to turn; the
kids have fallen into the routine
of another school year - fall is
definitely here. Of course that
means that Halloween will soon
be here. In fact, the secretaries
here in Town Hall have already
begun putting up the Jack
O'Lantern and black cat
decorations on office walls.
"Trick or treating" is one of the
most fun filled activities a child
engages in during this time of the
year, but it's also an occasion
that requires a lot of caution and
parental supervision. Here's
some of the advice I gave my
youngsters before they grew up.
I'd like to see my grandchildren
and your children follow it this
year.
"Try to confine 'trick or
treating' to day time hours,
especially for the tots.
"Confine 'trick or treating' to
your immediate neighborhood,
with the kids going only to the
homes of neighbors you know.
"Tell the kids to accept only
those treats that are sealed or
commercially wrapped.
"Don't let them eat anything
until they've brought it home for
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Hilton S. Blades is the Director
of the active Lynbrook Senior
Citizens Club and aids in every
type of community affair he
possibly can.
The first thing that comes to
mind when talking to this fine
man is that here is a true
"gentleman of the old school" as
his cheerful friendly and warmly
interested face radiate con-fidence
in him and the certain
knowledge that he is really
listening to others and what they
have to say. His manner is
exquisite courtesy'itself and of
course that is rather a rare thing
these days. Hilton is a neat,
compact, 5 ft. 8" with brown eyes
and white hair. He is a neat, and
dapper dresser and favors blue
blues and browns in his choice of
clothes.
He was born in Barbados, West
Indies, West Indies to the late
Clement and Lucette Blades, who
were originally from England.
One of his ancestors was a Lord
Mayor of London and he does
often remind me of a favorite
character from Charles Dickens
although he is very much an
American.
He has one brother, Hugh
Blades who resides on Long
Island and a sister, Stella, Mrs. S.
Roach of Brooklyn.
He went to school first in
Barbados but his family moved to
Manhattan and he eventually
graduated from the schools in the
city. Hilton's family moved when
he was 14 and just in time for high
school and he must have taken
quite a ribbing about his West
Indian British accent. He con-tinued
his education until he
became a Master Electrical
Engineer and held his Master's
License for 10 years.
Hilton is married to a charming
lady, the former Rose Knop since
1925 and the couple have been
long-time Lynbrook residents
and have two children. Their son,
Arthur resides in Massapequa
and is a Supervisor for the New
York Telephone Co. He and his
wife. Norma have two boys. The
oldest from 1933 to 1965 he worked
for the New York City Transit
Authority until he became
Foreman of Electrical Power,
and the last 20 years of his ser-vice
with the city, he supervised
about 90 employees on all elec-trical
repairs for the Subway
System. (Now we know what is
the matter with the Subway
System since Hilton left it.)
The major thing that Hilton
always remembered is that
during the Depression his Dad
lost everything and he wanted a
job where he could have security
and a pension.
He vividly remembers the time
he worked a straight 18 hour day
when both V-Days were declared
in the War with Japan and the
Axis powers and the happiness
and general joy of the entire New
York population. The birth of his
son and his marriage to the most
important woman in his life, his
beloved Rose and also extremely
important and moving memories
in his life. They are a most
devoted couple and full of life and
fun and worlds of experience and
that is the precious quality thai
makes more older citizens such
valuable assets in our com-munity.
Hilton has been a resident of
New York State for the past 54
years. He is the type of man who
will never get really old as he has
such a keen mind and so much
enjoys helping others. He is a
former President and now
Director of the Lynbrook Senior
Citizens' Club and it is one of the
most active on the Island.
He is a member of the Scottish
Rite of Masons, 32nd degree and
has served with distinction on the
Lynbrook Week Committee ever,
since it's formation here in
Lynbrook. Hilton is a very special
type of gentleman and it is not
surprising that he has so many
friends. He is wise, witty, and fun
to be with on any outing. He has
traveled extensively but his
duties with the Senior Citizens
keep him quite tied up here and
he loves both them and every one
of them. We are lucky to have
him and I am proud to call him
my friend. He has such a nice
name too. Hilton should have
been a writer with a name like he
has. God Bless both Him and his
Rose.
LI]\K
Link, Inc. a community
program with counseling and
activities for youth and adults
announces that tickets are now
available at 27 Hempstead
Avenue, Lynbrook for Arthur
Miller's "The Crucible," directed
by Sheila Peck. Performances
are Saturday, November 10th at
8:30 p.m., Sunday, November
nth at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday,
November 17th at 8:30 p.m.
Donation for adults is $2.00, for
students $L00. The number for
information is 599-9751.
The activities and counseling at
Link continues through the week.
Groups that are still open to new
members are as follows: Men's
Conscious Raising, Tuesday
evening at 8:30 p.m. Children's
Music Free, Wednesday at 8:30
p.m. Psychic Development,
Wednesday at 8:15, Youth Rap
Session, Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
Zen Meditation, Thursday at 7:30
Yoga Exercise, Thursday at 8:00,
Improvisations Theatre, Friday
at 4:00 p.m.. Karate, Saturday at
2:00p.m. Dance, Saturday at 2:00
p.m., Chess, Sunday at 11:00.