Town Acquires 16 Acres For Recreation Use
The Town of Oyster Bay Board voted unanimously on Tuesday
to acquire a 16 acre parcel of land on Motor Avenue and Heisser
Lane, South Farmingdale at a cost of $ 825,000. The acquisition
was subject to a public hearing held on January 17 at Town Hall.
Councilman Frank Hynes of Farmingdale introduced the
resolution. According to a Town spokesman, the Town's de-
Town Looks Into New
Auto Purchase Proposal
cision was made primarily because of the interest and support
given for the acquisition by residence living in that area.
A Town spokesman said that the next step would be the
drawing up of a design and plans for the use of the land as a
recreational site.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
Michael N. Petito asked the Town
Board to approve an auto purchase
proposal which he claims
would save the Town thousands of
dollars annually. The Board
took the proposal under advisement.
Petito, in the wake of an investigation
he made some months
ago into Oyster Bay Town car
purchasing and auto use, suggested
to the Board that instead
of buying several makes of automobiles,
expensive models
of these autos complete with unnecessary
extras and cars of
various colors, that the Town
buy only one make in a standard
two- door model, all black and
with the only extra being automatic
transmissions.
Petito said that in the past
the Town has bought station
wagons, high- medium- priced
cars and has cars equipped with
everything from power brakes
and steering, to fancy radios.
" These ' extras' are very
nice," the Supervisor said, " but
they are also very unnecessary
in these days of high taxes. The
Town's employes don't need station
wagons, power steering,
radios and special paint jobs.
They need serviceable cars that
do the job at a minimum purchase
price. I want them also
to drive in complete safely."
The Supervisor pointed out that
several state agencies have
shifted to one particular make
of car which has a low- priced,
six cylinder model on which there
is five- year, 50,000 mile
warranty.
" This particular car maker is
very good about honoring the
warrantees, too." Petito said,
WWII Vets
Short Time
Only six months remain in
which eligible World War II veterans
may take advantage of the
GI Loan Program.
With the passing of each day,
entitlement ceases for many veterans.
Eligibility for entitlement
expires according to a
formula which adds ten years
to the date of a veteran's discharge
from active service, plus
one year for each ninety days of
that service. In addition under a
new method of computing eligibility
time, the number of days
in excess of each ninety day
period may now be included in
determining a veteran's individual
deadline. This new
method will not revive expired
eligibility, unless it produces a
Senator Jacob K Javits
Reports
FROM WASHINGTON
The Senate Appropriations
Committee, 100 years old this
year, is one of the most important
instruments of Congress.
This is the committee that must
provide the funds for all other
programs and to operate the
Federal Government. One of the
extraordinary aspects of the
committee is that in a century
of activity only seven New York
Senators have been members and
their combined service was
slightly more than 25 years, this
despite the fact that our state
has traditionally contributed the
largest share of Federal revenues.
It was particularly gratifying,
therefore, that as the 90th Congress
got underway this month,
my seniority and the gains made
by Republicans in the November
elections made me eligible to
resume a seat I had held on the
Appropriations Committee for a
brief period until Republican reverses
in 1962 forced a change
in the partisan makeup of the
committee.
Because I felt membership on
this Committee gave me a stronger
position for action In the
Congress from the point of view
of New York, I vacated a position
on the Judiciary Committee and
moved over to the Appropriations
Committee roster.
I wouldn't think of discussing
committee assignments in this
, space if it were not for my belief
that New York has been shortchanged
on many Appropriations
matters in the past. For example,
the President's Budget report
showed that one of the most
important public works requests
for New York had been neglected.
It is Inexcusable that the President
made no request for the
deepening of the harbor anchorages
in New York Harbor -
critically needed for safety in the
nation's largest port. The Port
of New York Authority had requested
$ 3 million, and this is
the second consecutive year that
this important project has been
ignored.
I also deplore the absence of
any money at all for the Hacken-sack
River - Newark Bay project
which directly affects New
York Harbor. This project was
authorized last year in the a-mount
of $ 12,900,000 and it was
hoped that $ 3 million would be
appropriated this year. Since
Senator Case of New Jersey and
I are both members of Appropriations,
we will work together to
secure funds for this project.
In addition, no request was
made for beach erosion control
at the Fire Island National Seashore,
now under study by the
Corps of Engineers. It was my
hope that the Corps study would
be completed in time for construction
to begin in 1968. An
effort must be made to expedite
this study, so partial funds at
least can be appropriated in this
budget for this purpose.
I believe every member of the
New York Congressional delegation
should give the closest
scrutiny to the $ 10 million request
of the Atomic Energy Commission
for the design of the
200- bev accelerator at Weston,
Illinois. This is the first request
of an estimated eventual
cost of $ 240 million; the selection
of the site inlllinois would thereby
be firmed while it is in fact
open to serious question, especially
in view of te?# mony
that the national interest would
be better served, and up to $ 60
million would be saved by
selecting a site in Brookhaven,
Long Island.
I look forward to work on the
Appropriations Committee in the
hope that I will be able, in some
measure, to assure New York of
its appropriate share of Federal
funds for genuinely worthwhile
projects.
" and such warrantees lead to
savings after the cars are
bought."
He said Oyster Bay Town has
been paying an average of $ 2,250.
per car for the cars it buys.
This could be cutdown to $ 1,500.,
with a resultant saving of $ 750.
per auto, particularly if the cars
are bought through a State purchasing
plan.
Still Have
For Loan
future expiration date nor will it
extend eligibility beyond the July
25, 1967 deadline for all World
War II veterans.
Veterans who were discharged
for service- connected disabilities
remain eligible untilJuly
25, 1967, as do unremarried
widows of veterans who died of
service- connected disabilities.
Veterans eligible under the
program may obtain a loan to
purchase a home, a farm, or to
buy or start a business.
Complete counseling on GI
loans and other veterans benefits
is available at the Veterans'
Service Agency located at 320
Old Country Road, Garden City.
Homemaker Winners
Top local award winners in the
National Betty Crocker " f/ orae-maker
of Tomorrow" scholarship
contest were announced this
week by Massapequa's two high
schools.
Winners are Mary Kaplun, a
Berner High School senior, and
Nancy Shapiro, Massapequa High
School senior. Both girls became
eligible for possible state
and national scholarship awards
by finishing first in a written
homemaking knowledge and attitude
examination sponsored by
the Betty Crocker Division of
General Mills. Eventual top
prize for the national winner
will be a $ 5,000 scholarship.
Miss Kaplun, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roman Kaplun, Jr.,
230 Fillmore Street, Massapequa
Park, has had an active high
school career, particularily as
a member of the Recreation Youth
Council and the Drama Club.
Mary has already been accepted
by several colleges but has not
yet made her final choice. She
wants to major in mathematics
with graduate school in her future
sights.
Miss Shapiro whose home is at
60 Larch Lane, Massapequa, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Shapiro. Nancy's high
school activities have included
international relations and modern
dance.
Capitol Report
By Rep James Grover
J
If President Johnson were to means to accomplish this end.
announce that the federal govern- It is a foregone conclusion that
ment was closing down its pay- the administration will oppose this
ments of Social Security bene- bill.
fits, crowds would storm the White The phaseout was ordered be-
House. If the federal government cause of economics. Apparently,
reneged in its bond obligations, the government feels that it has
the government would be toppled, become too expensive to provide
But this Congressman has en- these benefits. But this nation
countered little concern, except has not found it too expensive
among veterans organizations, to rebuild an ingrate French na-over
the continuing federal policy tion, to send wheat to Nasser,
that will eventually see a closing to subsidize the United Nations,
of the national cemetery system, to provide financial aid to nations
Perhaps the federal government which trade with Red China and
should never have assumed the North
obligation of providing burial at begin
VietNam. Charity should
at home but the federal
national cemeteries for veterans cemetery system is not charity,
who have a record of honorable It is a sacred obligation to those
service, their spouses and de- who have served their nation well,
pendent children. But the fact re- I intend to do everything possible
mains that this obligation was to see that this administration
assumed and the fact also re- keeps its word to those who can
mains that the American public no longer speak for themselves,
has never been told that the gov- ' *
ernment is reneging on this
obligation.
The decision to close down the
cemetery system was made by
President Kennedy six years ago
but never officially announced. The
cemetery being used for Long
Island veterans and those from
New York City, Long Island National
Cemetery at Pinelawn, will
probably be closed by 1974.
I have submitted a bill in Congress
calling for establishment
of a study committee to produce
a report which would recommend
continuation of the veterans cemetery
system and would recommend
Leaves For London
Claybird Tournamenf
Guy Coheleach of Massapequa
Park will leave on an all expense
trip to London, England to participate
in the first annual Winchester
National Claybird
Tournament.
Shooters from 19 states were
awarded London trips.
While in London, the club level
winners will compete in a special
match with the British Clay
Pigeon Shooting Association.
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