Fears Different In 1 910 Eye Test Required July 1
Town Councilman Ralph J.
Marino said that times have
changed as may be seen in a
comparison of residents' fears
in 1910 and 1967.
In 1910, he said, residents
were concerned with shoddy
goods and today they are concerned
with pseudo- peddlers
whose intentions are questionable
and who can be checked out
properly only by police.
The present- day problems
were brought up by TownClerk
William B. O'Keefe when he called
attention to the fact that the time
is now here when commercial
house- to- house peddlers " blossom
out" almost as regularly as
the cherry trees. Marino and 0'
Keefe alerted homeowners to the
fact that the Town of Oyster Bay
has had hawking and peddling
regulations since 1956, designed
to protect them from itinerant and
unlicensed peddlers.
The town officials suggested
that homeowners require a
peddler to show his 1967 license
and if he refuses, and loiters, to
call the police station or precinct
serving the home, or if in doubt,
theTown Clerk's office at WA-
2- 5800.
" In view of today's conditions,"
said Marfno, " it would
be prudent for women not to unlock
their doors and to let the
peddler show his license through
a window. Licenses peddlers have
been investigated by police
through a nation- wide system."
Town Clerk O'Keefe said that
police are better equipped to
determine whether a stranger is
a peddler, whether he or she is
the caller is a neighborhood-based
type of peddler such as
one who personally grows and
sells fruit or other farm products,
or catches and sells fish,
and are exempt from licensing.
O'Keefe said that individuals,
not firms, are licensed for peddling.
Town officials quoted an item
published in the former Oyster
Bay Pilot, a weekly newspaper, on
May 11, 1910, which said, " We
are sick and tired of the city
sharks coming here in their
wagons and selling their shoddy
goods to local people. It is an
old saying that American people
like to be humbugged, and we
are afraid that it is true. These
packages are sold at very low
prices, these people forgetting
that these goods are dear at any
price,'
™ "' c V " " ™ "• yavct " a* * i* s a n i e r » wneiner ne sne that these goods are dear at a
had hawking and peddling not require a license, or whether
price,"
Ginsberg Poll Favors Keeping Right
To Vote On School Budgets
A tabulation of a seven question
ballot recently sent to Assemblyman
Martin Ginsberg's 8th A„ D.
constituents has shown an overwhelming
vote in flavor of keeping
the right to vote on local
school budgets.
" The greatest interest by
f a r , " Ginsberg said, " was shown
in the question which asked ' Do
you favor retaining your right to
approve your local school budget
by a vote on the question? ' 93
per cent voted < Yes' and only
7 per cent voted * No\
A total of 78 per cent voted
* Yes' to the question, ' Do you
support legislation repealing the
commuter tax?' while 20 per
cent voted ' No' and 2 per cent
had no opinion. Almost 77 per
cent voted * Yes' to the question,
' Bo you believe the present
abortion law should be liberalized?'
with just over 22 per cent
opposed and slightly over 1 per
cent having no opinion.
• The question of liberalization
of abortion laws is very interesting,'
said Ginsberg, " since a
study of letters received by my
Albany office during the last session
showed some 65 per cent
of those writing, strongly opposed
to any liberalization of the law.
The answer may lie in the fact
that many of the letters came
from one area of my district and
appeared to be form letters since
they had the same message but
different signatures.'
About 60 per cent favored
having students attending the
State University of New York pay
tuition while 38 per cent opposed
any tuition fee and 2 per cent
had no opinion. Almost 56 per
cent liked the idea of having
winners of state Regents scholarships
use the financial grants to
attend co'lege or university outside
New York State while slightly
over 44 per cent opposed the idea.
' One of the most interesting r e plies
on the ballot," said Ginsberg,
was the one to the question,
' Would you support an increase
in the amount of per- pupil state
aid to education if in order to
achieve this your state taxes
would have to be raised? * Some
53 per cent voted ' No' while
44 per cent voted < Yes' and a
little over 2 per cent had no
opinion."
* Since some 93 per cent voted
in favor of keeping the right to
vote on school budgets, ' he
continued, ' it shows the tremendous
impact on the taxpayer and
property owner of education and
the costs of education. I feel
that the thinking shown in my
district, which is a pro- education
district, indicates similar thinking
throughout Long Island and the
Service Station Robbed
Michael Barone of Bonnies Cit- wearing blue dungarees and white
co at 975 Broadway, Jslorth Mas- masks. The burglars escaped
sapequa was held up by two un- by auto with $ 130 6f currency,
known white males described as
Chief Fred Penna of the North Massapequa Fire Department
receives his badge of office from his mother, Mrs. Henry Penna at
the department's installation ceremonies last Saturday. The Chief
is the son of former Chief Henry Penna.
Far- mingdde OBSERVER Thursday, June 1, 1967
state. There is no doubt at all
in my mind that education and the
means of paying for it will be the
most important topic to come
before the next session of the
Legislature.
Some 60 per cent of those who
answered the question, approved
the present method whereby
judges are elected while about
35 per cent felt they should be
appointed and almost 5 per cent
had no opinion either way.
In a separate section of the
ballot, Ginsberg asked at what
price state lottery tickets should
be sold and found that some 45
per cent favored $ 2, about 43
per cent felt $ 1 would be enough
and a scattering suggested other
figures such as $ 1.50 and 50
cents.
' These ballot returns have been
most educational, particularly as
they concern education,' said
Ginsberg.' I intend to have more
of these ballots with similar
questions of importance to the
residents of my district, as I
feel the answers are an important
guide to how they feel.'
Ask Rebids On
Eel Gross Nets
Town Councilman Angelo D.
Roncallo said that the Town Board
has authorized re- bidding on
June 14 for the installation of eel
grass impounding nets at the
mouths of three canals in Nassau
Shores, Massapequa.
The low bid received from a
recent public bidding exceeded
available funds. The Board had
appropriated $ 5,800 and the low
bid total was $ 7,732.00.
Charged With
Robbery
John Fazio, 21, of 135 North
Main Street, Freeport was arrested
by Detective Anthony San-nella
and charged with armed
robbery of the Big Steer 2700
Sunrise Highway, Massapequa
Park.
Begin Classes For
Young Boaters
The Jones Beach Power Squadron
Inc. has scheduled a New
York State Young Boatsmen's
free course, " Make Sure. Make
Shore" at the Massapequa Park
Village Hall., according to Richard
L. Gleason, Commander.
Classes will begin Monday evening,
June 5 at 7: 30 p. m. in the
Community RoomB. and will continue
for five weeks. The classes
are open to ten to fourteen year
old youngsters.
Registration will be by attendance
at the first session and
parental permission slips will be
provided.
By All Drivers
Effective July 1, Section 501
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
requires that drivers submit to
a visual re- examination upon r e newal
of their operator's license.
Free vision examinations are
offered at any of the Nassau County
Motor Vehicle Bureau offices
or, if the driver wishes to secure
the examination from his
own doctor, the examining practitioner
may report the Driver's
visual acuity on his own letterhead,
prescription blank or on the
Visual Acuity Report Form MV-
619. A list of specific instructions
on the visual examination
will be mailed to each licensee
with his punchcard renewal application.
The Nassau County Motor Vehicle
Bureau guarantees 72 hour
mail service to motorists sending
their renewal applications to
the Nassau County Motor Vehicle
Bureau at 400 County Seat Drive,
Mineola 11501. Applications
mailed to Albany generally'take
three or four weeks to process.
Any driver who has not received
his pre- punched renewal form by
June 6th should report to die nearest
Motor Vehicle Office to have
present license extended for an
additional 45 days.
Grant Amnesty For Surrender
Of Unlawful Weapons
Commissioner of Police Francis
B. Looney reminded residents
of Nassau County mat state law
grants amnesty during die month
of June for the surrender of unlawful
weapons.
Weapons included in die amnesty
are pistols, revolvers, knives,
blackjacks, metal knuckles, firearm
silencers and other dangerous
weapons.
" Any such weapons," Looney
said, " are a danger in the home.
Besides being dangerous in themselves,
tiiese illegal weaponshave
a habit of finding their way into die
hands of criminals. Safeguard
your home and help us safeguard
the community by turning in these
unauthorized weapons."
Persons having such weapons
should call the nearest county
police precinct to make arrangements
to surrender mem.
During 1966, 51 weapons were
turned in during die amnesty
period.
Rosenbaum Elected Chamber Prexy
Joseph Rosenbaum was elected
President of the Massapequa
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting
held last Tuesday at the Sea
Crest Restaurant.
Bruno Andrews was elected
Vice President, Lotte Werner
was elected Secretary and Edward
F. Daly was elected Treasurer.
Elected to a three year term
on the board of directors were
Angelo D. Roncallo, Rudolph
Scheer and Kal Signfeld.
Gil Lewis was elected to a two
year post as Director.
An installation dinner will be
held on Tuesday, June 27 at 01-
sens Inn.
County Clerk Issues
Vacation Guidelines
Nassau County Clerk Franklin
H. Ornstein reminded Nassau
County residents planning to go
overseas mis summer to apply
for their passports as soon as
possible so mat tiiey will not
be disappointed just prior to
their departure date.
He also suggests mat a trip
overseas can be made even more
enjoyable if one will make several
fairly simple mental preparations.
Among die preparations
Ornstein listed were: learn how
to say ' thank you** in die language
of die countries you will
visit. If you have a flair for
linguistics, learn to say ' you're
welcome" as well. Familiarize
yourself with the monetary system
and rate of exchange in the
country which you are going to
visit.
Keep in mind that part of
travelling is gaining new experience
and understanding. " If
you're going to eat hamburgers
in Rome, why bother going to
Rome", Ornstein asked. Relax
and get die feel of the country
you are visiting. If you find
yourself surrounded by people
from your home town, you might
as well not have left your home
town. Also, keep in mind that you
are a guest in die country you
are visiting and to many of the
people whom you meet in this
country, you are the United
States. It is up to you to make
sure diey mink well of us.
As die man in charge of die
Nassau County passport processing
facility, Ornstein had one
last word of warning to overseas
travellers, ' keep your
passport safe and secure at all
times. Not only is your American
passport your safe conduct
pass around die world, but it is
also very much in demand by
people who would like to travel
illegally. Replacing it in a foreign
country can be quite inconvenient."
Contest For Photographers
The Seventh Annual Jones
Beach, Captree, and Robert
Moses State Parks Snapshot Contest,
sponsored by the Long Island
State Park Commission will
begin on Thursday, June 1, and
end on September 30.
Contest rules and entry blanks
will be available June 1 at Jones
Beach State Park, Captree, and
Robert Moses State Parks.
This contest is for amateur
photographers only. Anyone who
earns a majority of his income
f rom the sale and use of photographic
products is not eligible
to enter this contest.
Further information may be
obtained by calling the Director
of Special Events, Jones Beach
State Park.
Author of ' Vietnam Papers' To
Address Local Group
An open discussion meeting,
sponsored by " Citizens and
Clergymen Concerned for Peace
in Vietnam" will be held at
8: 30 p. m. on Thursday evening,
June 8, at die Bar Harbour Public
Library.
Professor Marvin Gettleman,
author of ' Vietnam Papers' will
be the main speaker.
Clergymen of die various faidis
will present their personal declarations
of conscience. Questions
will be invited from die
audience.
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