Editorial
For The Family
' Arabian Nights,' the colorful spectacle at Jones
Beach is another successful effort at showmanship
in the Guy Lombardo manner.
The theatre makes possible the use ofelaborate
sets such as a 90- foot motor- driven whale, a large
Chinese junk, and other exotic effects, including
fireworks, all emphasized by a new ultra- modern
sound amplification.
A complete evening of delightful entertainment
is offered for the entire family. Supper may be
enjoyed at the theatre restaurant before the show,
and dancing to the music of Guy Lombardo and his
Royal Canadians after the show is provided in the
enlarged gay, striped tent adjacent to the theatre.
Performances are held each evening at 8: 30
and will continue every night through September 3.
Causeway approaches to the theatre have been
widened to accomodate the ever- increasing traffic.
The paving has been completed and routes leading
to the theatre are now in good condition.
This year at Jones Beach additional beach areas
and parking fields have been provided throughout
the park and a new $ 1,900,000 olympic- size swimming
pool has been built at the East Bathhouse.
Make Them Short
We have been unable to print many of the Letters
to the Editor in recent weeks mostly because of
their length.
Some of the writers just go on page after page
ad infinitum. Space limitations do not allow for
such long letters.
Others, of course, cannot be printed because of
content. This means that they border on libel,
or, in some cases are not in good taste.
This may explain the reason why so many of the
letters were not published.
Letters should not exceed 300 words, if at all
possible. The short letters generally receive pre-ferentail
treatment, if worthy of publication, of
course.
A Dilemma
We were glad to see that the Plainedge voters
saw fit to pass the school budget on Wednesday.
The nearly 2- 1 majority was evidence that parents
did not want an austerity budget with the various
deprivations that would have to become a reality.
The budget cut was probably what the voters
really wanted in the first place. Does this mean
that taxpayers will protest when a Board's first and
second budgets are submitted for voter approval?
We hope not.
This kind of thinking reminds us somewhat of
military budgets. We understand that under
normal conditions, those in charge of preparing
budgets for the various branches of military
service are told in advance, to pad it a little.
Why ? Because it will give members of Congress
a chance to cut. It enables them to look good back
home.
We don't think this holds true in School Budgets.
But school budget defeats give taxpayers the right
to say ' no.' Is it because they don't believe the
first figures presented for their approval ?
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Letters To The
Editor
Dear Editor,
May we again ask you to contribute
a vital public service
for more than 160,000 men and
women of the State of New York
who are serving in the Armed
Forces. Your cooperation helped
publicize the right and privilege
of New York State servicemen,
to vote by military ballot.
The 1967 election information
can reach many who receive
your publication or are reminded
by their family, how to vote a
military ballot.
To obtain a military ballot,
a serviceman may file an application
or he may write a
letter giving his full name and
rank, his home residence address
and his military address.
Applications and letters must
be signed by the serviceman
but need not be sworn to nor
attested. The spuse, parent or
child of a serviceman who accompanies
him may similarly
vote a military ballot.
The 1966 Legislature approved
a special form of application
for members of the Armed
Forces serving outside the continental
limits of the United
States, which may be signed by
the spouse, parent or adult child
of the serviceman. This
signature must be subscribed
and sworn to before a Notary
Public or official authorized to
administer an oath.
Elmer F. Lux,
Walter E. Cooke,
Directors
To the Farmingdale Voters,
I regret to report that evidence
of the irresponsibility of
your Library Board and
Library Director continues to
pile up. The most recent incident
occurred Wednesday night
at 10: 00 P. M. when your " tattle-tale"
Trustee discovered a
secret meeting of the ' Fiends'
at, of all places, the South Farmingdale
Branch of your Library.
It was especially noteworthy
mat the propaganda they were
preparing to distribute clearly
states the meeting room will
be closed to such groups as the
Campfire Girls, Boy Scouts,
Little League Umpires, Sportsmen's
Club and others because
there won't be money to pay
for the necessary maintenance."
The " Fiends" of the Library
happens to be one of those
" others," yet this policy, which
is now in effect ( unnecessarily),
apparently does not apply to them.
Perhaps the presence of Library
Director Orrin B. Dow and Library
Trustee TUford accounts
for this. After all, isn't the
Library THEIRS?
Furthermore, no payment has
been received by the Library
from the " Fiends" for overtime
use of the Library for their
other meetings since July 1.
This charge is supposed to cover
the expense of keeping the Library
open for meetings after
normal closing time, thus making
restriction of its use by community
groups ( other than the
" Fiends") a simple case of
blackmail to force passage of
the budget!
Why don't YOU find out WHO
is doing WHAT with YOUR money,
and WHY?
Your Library Trustee,
Carl Gorton
Dear Editor,
T a x a t i o n without representation
is the issue presented to
the Farmingdale voters and tax-,
payers on Tuesday, August 29.
The sole issue in the proposed
Library budget vote is not the
additional $ 29,740 but whether or
not a few can dictate to die
majority.
The proposed election is an
example of the desecration of the
democratic processes. The voter-
taxpayer is held in scorn and
contempt when he does not vote
the way the elected members of
the Library Board of Trustees
think he should vote. These so-called
" self- sacrificing servants
of the people'' know what is best
for the people, assuming the
people do not know what is best
for themselves. The voter- tax-
{ ioutturn u un l> age*))
Capitol Report
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By Rep James Grover J ^ g ^
One of the major controversies
ovti the past year has been
reform of the nation's draft procedure.
I found this to be true
as I campaigned for re- election
last year, and the recent tabulation
of my annual survey
shows that there is still a great
deal of dissatisfaction with the
present procedure. Contact with
my fellow congressmen has convinced
me that this feeling is
nationwide.
Despite this feeling, the recently
passed final version of
the Selective Service Bill is very
similar to the one that just expired
and does not go very far to
correct the inequities which exist.
I voted against the final
version of the bill because new
provisions passed by the House
were eliminated in the Senate -
House Conference Committee.
The original House measure,
which I supported, included a provision
for effective national criteria
for induction and deferment.
The Senate measure did
not have the provisions for national
guidelines, and the Conference
Committee went along
with the Senate version on this
point.
The term national guidelines is
somewhat misleading because the
lack of such guidelines can cause
inequities within an area as small
as or smaller than a congressional
district. I have been contacted
on several occasions
where young men with similar
qualifications were drafted and
deferred by different draft boards
within the Second Congressional
District.
My recent questionnaire
showed a great deal of sympathy
for a national lottery system
to determine who will be
drafted. There are now approxi •
mately twice as many nineteen-year-
olds eligible for the draft
as are being called up. If they
are to be chosen by lot under the
present and continuing inequitable
system, one must ask
the question, " Whose lot?" Perhaps
a national lottery would be
the answer.
For this and other reasons, I
have joined with forty other congressmen
to request that the bill
just enacted be reconsidered.
Otherwise, we will have to wait
another two years before we can
clear up a number of the inequities
which have not been
cured.
THE WASHINGTON
WATCH By Congressman
John W. Wydler
Thousands of people have lost
their lives at grade crossings
over the country, and many, many
thousands more have been crippled
for life. The monetary
figure in time lost and property
damage is incalculable.
I believe the legislation which
I introducted in Congress recently
will cut this figure dramatic -
cally. It is odd that not one of
the Nation's safety experts ever
thought of it beofre mis, or
realized that a relic of diehorse-and-
buggy era has dragged on
and on, annually taking terrific
toll.
Crossing gates are still painted
black and white — the colors
that a horse sees best — when
high visibility paint has long
been available together with reflecting
finish! This is an area
of safety that calls fpr action.
My legislation denmnds that
3the new Department . ® f ^ Transportation
order all^ pa^ lrpads
in the Nation to pain^ cVbssing
gates and all grade'grossing
warning sighs a high visibility
yellow, using reflecting paint,
so mat a driver can spot the
lowered gates far, far further
than he could spot die horse-age
black and white.
And, 1 want tiiis change made
by next Spring before the heaviest
traffic of the year begins. It
will be costly so I am looking
into a number of Federal fund
allocations with the thought mat
the Government should pay half
the cost. . . the railroads the
odier half.
But whatever die cost, colored,
reflecting paint on grade crossing
gates will save lives — probably
me least expensive life-saving
device ever suggested.
The idea is simple but good.
We have arranged for a demonstration
on the Long Island
Rail Road in die near future.
This is a logical extension
of the highway safety acts die
Congress passed last year. It
' is time we painted die gates
for 20th century car drivers and
not for " die old grey mare."
Plainedge Budget Passes
On Third Try
The Plainedge school budget
of $ 8,747,748 was passed by the
voters on Wednesday evening after
two previous defeats. The
vote was 2,477 ' yes' votes to
1,298 « no' votes.
A transportation proposition
was defeated in a close vote
for one half mile bus service
with 1,860 < yes' votes to 1,890
4 no' votes. The proposition defeat
means that new transportation
policy will go into effect with
3/ 4 mile busing for elementary
students, one and a half mile for
junior high school and two miles
for high school students. The
Proposition rejection will amount
to a saving of 12 cents on the tax
rate, wheh will probably be set
at $ 8.70 for $ 100 assedded valuation.
Plainedge Board President
Lawrence I. Hammer made the
following statement after the budget
passage: " I am very gratified
at the efforts of the community
in supporting the budget
and realizing that an austerity
budget would not be the least bit
desirable even though it would
tax rate. The efforts of all the taxpayers
in getting out the vote
should be commended and the appreciation
of the Board and the
administration is extended to all
whose effort made the passing of
the budget possible."
The budget was defeated at two
previous votes on May 3 and June
3.
$ 104,175 had been cut from the
June 3 budget, which was defeated
1,474 to 1,012.
Voting took place from 10 a. m.
to 10 p. m. on Wednesday.
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Lottery Tickets
At Village Hall
Village Clerk James McKenna
this weektoldthe OBSERVER that
residents may purchase New York
State Lottery tickets at Village
Hall between the hours of 8: 30
a. m. and 4: 00 p. m.
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have saved 20 or 25 cents on the
Farmingdale OBSERVER Thursday, July 27, 1967
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