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Editorial
Tug of Of War
The battle for State Aid for Education has
resumed.
The tug of war between the Governor and Long
Island Educators seems to be an annual event.
By now, everyone knows that Governor Rockefeller
did not make any provisions in the budget
for raising the $ 660 figure to what many hoped
would be $ 720. Despite the fact that Rockefeller
has earmarked $ 2.05 billion for education and
$ 1.5 billion for public schools, an increase of
$ 117 million, everyone on Long Island will be unhappy
that he didn't come up with another $ 50
million necessary to finance this increase.
One of the possibilities for some help is the
compromise bill that Assembly Minority Leader
Perry B. Duryea Jr. came up with. He introduced
a bill to raise the ceiling on per- pupil
school aid from $ 660 to $ 690, or half the increase
sought by school groups.
A. Terry Weathers of Farmingdale as chairman
of the legislative committee of the Nassau-
Suffolk School Boards Association, will present
a strong plea for the total amount.
In addition Weathers will press for size correction
treatment.
It is important to write to your legislators
in Albany and the Governor as well, to let them
know how you feel.
It appears that the new lottery funds which
most people felt would be directed for aid to
education will be used to balance the budget. It
should be applied for extra state aid, if anything.
DATE BOOK
FRinAY, FEBRUARY 17
7: 30 pjn. Valentine Dbnce
sponsored by the Junior High
Methodist Youth Fellowship,
Farmingdale Methodist Church.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
1230 pan. Gay Nineties review
and lunch by Dtuwiuc Girl
Scouts of Mid Island Council
far their lathers at A ihany Avenue
School.
9 pan. Junior League of the
Farmingdale Women's Club
Dance at Bethpage Country Club.
11 ajn. Film program on
Brotherhood South Farmingdale
Library.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
3 pan. Halsey Knapp, speaker
at Farmingdale - Bethpage
Historical Society meeting. South
Farmingdale Library.
4 pan. Windup of UN1CEF collections
fa- Farmingdale World
Children's Day at Weldon E.
HowittEasL
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
830 pun. District Attorney
William Cahn, guest speaker
Farmingdale Republican Club, St.
Thomas Episcopal Undercroft.
8 pan. Scholarship information
program, Farmingdale Senior
High School.
8 pan. Sylvia Packard Nassau-
Suffolk Chapter of Lupus Erythematosus
Foundation meeting
at Aunt Jemima, Hempstead
Turnpike, Bethpage.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
830 pan. Rug Hooking lecture
in Creative Arts Program,
South Farmingdale Library.
9 pan. Dinner Dance of the
Auxiliary of the Nassau Composite
Squadron V, Civil Air
Patrol, Ansel mi's Restaurant,
Bethpage.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
730 pan. St Kilian's Mothers
Club Seveneth Annual Dinner and
Fashion Show, Huntington Town
House.
MILL LANE HONOR ROLL STUDENTS
GRADE 7
Abate, Diane; Boyce, Gregory;
Cohen, Linda; Conn, Steven; Del-
Percio, Terry; DeTroia, Marion;
Feldman, Jeff; Fine, Steven; Fox,
Jerry; Gerard, Jody; Greening,
Patricia; Held Mitchell; Hesse,
Karen; Horn, Scott; Kreischer,
Margaret; Hutcher, Nadine; La-
Chase, Nancy Ann; Levitt, Lynn;
Licata, Dale; Maker, Janice;
Margarita, Muna; Mansfield,
Barbara; McKhdey, Barbara;
Meltzer, Ellen; Metzger, Susan;
Nadler, Lawrence; O'Connor,
Monica; Pebxman, Rom; Pleva,
Robert; Pomerantz, Marc; Res-nick,
Marsha; Bowman, Robert;
Sagar, Barbara; Schuster,
Steven; Schwartz, Francine; Schwartz,
Vicki; Seigel, Jeffrey;
Seeberger, Eileen and Staugaitis
Jeanne.
GRADE 8
Albers, Barbara; Atlas, Caryn;.
Baraban, Jeff; Civil, Richard;
DeBona, Pat; Dinas, Paul; Dodds,
Janet; DePrano, Mary; Fioccola,
Joseph; Friend, Carol; Gismondi,
Ralph; Godfrey, Diane; Holmes,
John; Jorgensen, Judith; Karlan,
Debra; Kassler, Ricky; Lefaits,
Lorraine; Lefsky, Barbara; Lor-
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entz, John; Lock, Marguenta;
Port, Gary; Bobbins, Alan; Ru-gino,
Catherine; Ryan, Jean;
Schepp, Robert; Simon, Sandy;
Tilford, Lisa; and Woodford,
Deborah.
GRADE 9
Aleshin, John; Ambrosio,
Christine; Ammirati, Christine;
Bartolotta, Carol; Budoff, Margery;
Cardillo, Charles; Dauler,
Karen; Davis, Margaret; Don-neUy,
Janet; Fleitman, Jay;
Friedelson, Susan; Goodman,
Sharon; Goor, Linda: Griffin.
Donna; Ilanney, James; Hill,
Steven; Jakobs, Nancy; Kolker,
Robin; Kornfeld, Ronald; Kramer,
Susan; Launer, Phyllis;
Leopold, Martin; Levin, Stephen;
Miller, Linda; Molnia, Carol;
Note, Blaise; Pavarini, Peter;
Pasek, Barbara; Phillips, Celeste;
Piccione, Frances; Pines,
Carolyn; PontiUo, Maria; Rap-paport,
Linda; Reiner, Mark;
Robb, Adrienne; Ross, Razelle;
Sagarin, James; Schefer, Brenda;
Schuessler, Frederic; Silverman,
Judy; Skavroneck, Steven;
Solow, Howard; Sterner, Christine;
Volgelsberg, Gary and
Wright, James.
Letters
To The Editor
Dear Editor:
On September 1, 1966, your
newspaper reported that the Incorporated
Village of Farming-dale
hired an attorney to prepare
a case to seek a permanent
injunction by the State Supreme
Court barring the Morris Karp
and Son Fertilizer Plant from
" violating village ordinances.'*
Also reported in your newspaper
was the fact that on April 25,
1966, Mayor Zureck ordered a
halt to these violations.
For lack of " news" beyond
those previous announcements,
many residents have been left
with the impression that this
problem has been settled. I
am taking this opportunity to
inform you and the people of our
community that to this very day
and for the last 20 years or more
these same violations and others
continue unabatedly.
Apparently, the failure to implement
Mayor Joseph Zureck's
orders and to push for full scale
sanctions against the arrogant
violators of our Village Zoning
Code stems from the fact that
some government officials, including
appointees and the socio-pol
itical oligarchy controlling
Village affairs, share
neither the Mayor's zeal for
honest and efficient government
nor his solemn regard for " the
Oath of Office."
It is not unlikely mat this
same " in" group will have Mayor
Zureck pay the supreme price,
for the late Gov. Adlai Stevenson
once said, " The courage to do
the right thing in public office
is often at the price of that office."
As a public service to our
community, I trust you will continue
to give mis problem your
sincere attention so that the
people of our Village may become
fully informed.
John C. Raffaele
26 Sullivan Road.
To The Editor,
The residents of Nassau County
and especially of District 22
were shocked this week when it
was learned there would be no
increase in State Aid. When the
Governor presented the budget
for 1967- 68 he did not include
any provision for an increase
in pupil aid. State Senator Do-minick
and Assemblyman Kottler
have a bill on the floor to increase
this aid from $ 660 to $ 726 per
pupil. With out this additional
aid our school tax for next year
would be considerably higher than
it has been in past years. If
you are interested in keeping your
taxes down then write your State
Senators and Assemblyman to
vote for the passage of this bill.
Frank J. Gelish
COLLEGE NEWS
Miss Ellen Kagan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Kagan of
Farmingdale, left Wednesday
morning for Italy on the Icelandic
Airlines.
She was one of a group of
students from the State University
College at Buffalo selected
to participate in the Experiment
for International Living Program.
Ellen will live with an Italian
family in Siena, Italy and she will
complete the second half of her
sophomore year at the University
of Siena.
Joel Elliot Davidson of Farming-dale,
a junior at I lobar t College,
Geneva, New York, has been
named to the Dean's List. He was
one of 188 men out of an enrolled
1046 who received the honor.
To attain the list, a student
must maintain an average of B
or better.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Davidson, Davidson is a previous
Dean's List student and a member
of the Herald staff and the
Hobart Commons and a representative
to the Independent
Council.
Carol Fernandez of 54 Hal lock
St., Farmingdale, a 1966 June
graduate of Farmingdale High
School, has made the Dean's
List at C. W. Post College.
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People, Places
& P olitics
iBy Caroline Bunting Klesh « w
There are two worthwhile programs on the agenda this coming
week to which the general public is invited. On Sunday, at 3 p. m.
at the South Farmingdale Public Library, the well- known Halsey
Knapp will speak at the quarterly meeting of the Farmingdale-
Bethpage Historical Society on a most timely topic. On Monday
evening, Nassau County District Attorney William Cahn will
graphically portray the evils of narcotics and will include in his
demonstration a narcotics kit of the various instruments that are
used. This meeting is sponsored by the Farmingdale Republican
Club and will be held at 9 p. m. at St. Thomas Undercroft.
* • *
Acting Vice president Locke James of the State University
Agricultural and Technical College at Farmingdale, will retire
this summer after 40 years as teacher and administrator.
* * *
An article " Sonata For Two Clarinets", an article in ' American
Education' the magazine of the U. S. Office of Education describes
the innovative music curriculum being used in the Farmingdale
school system. The publication pays the District 22 program a
high tribute.
* * *
Mrs. Lucile Goulding will run for office in the coming May
School District 22 elections. Trustee A. Terry Weathers is expected
to run for his seat. The seat held by Trustee Vincent
Simone is also up for election.
* * •
Get your tickets now for the Sunday afternoon March 5th Mas-sapequa
Rotary Club sponsored New York Jets- Harlem Wizards
basketball game to be played in the Massapequa High School gym.
If you cant find tickets call The Observer at MY 4- 6367.
* * *
Marine Lieutenant David Noble of 220 New York Avenue, Massapequa
Park, who spent one year in Vietnam, gave a most enlightening
talk of his experiences at Tuesday's meeting of the
Massapequa Rotary Club. His father is Director of Health and
Physical Education at the Massapequa Schools. The former Massapequa
High School football and lacrosse star will report for duty
next week at Quantico, Virginia. Meanwhile, he is looking forward
to his marriage this June to Margaret Young of Allendale, New
Jersey.
* > . . . , „ . . _ *
The Citizens Advisory Committee of the Farmingdale Board
of Education will direct their attention next to the study of the use
of present buildings and grounds and to the possible improvement
of the health and education program in the schools.
* * *
Village Hall will be closed on Tuesday, February 22, Washington's
Birthday.
* * *
Members of the Nassau County Board of Supervisors at their
meeting in Mineola this week unanimously issued a ' Statement
of Intent' officially informing the New York State Narcotic Com -
mission that Nassau County does not want drug addiction treatment
centers in any residential areas of the County.
* \* «
We were very excited to read in John Steinbeck's travels
through Vietnam that he had met ' out' Lt. Col. Robert A. Hyatt,
Commanding Officer of the 9th Manchus, the unit that Farmingdale
adopted.
Drier Dateline by Karl Kramer
The Farmingdale High seniors
faced the juniors in the traditional
Donkey Basketball game
with the juniors declared the
winners. This year's junior team
was the first to defeat FHS ' super
seniors' since an upset victory
in 1963. The win was quite
impressive but the winners had
help.
Even though their top player
Barry Lantz helped considerably
with his unbelievable set shots
from under the basket, then there
were six points scored during
a time out which didn't help the
senior team any. Also the last
quarter was cut two minutes because
the referee's repeated
warnings for fair play were not
acknowledged. The referee had
been giving out penalty shots for
" roughing it."
It seems from year to year
there are always different rules
and regulations that Donkey Basketball
referees bring withthem.
In the past it has worked out to the
senior's advantage but I guess
that this just wasnt our year.
Congratulations to the junior
class.
The Young Rascals, not the
Monkees, or the Donkeys ( they
were here last week) are coming.
Buy your tickets now and you
wont be sorry. The date is this
Saturday, February 18, the time
is 8: 00 to 11: 00 p. m. Tickets
are $ 2.50 with a G. O. card and
$ 3.00 without one. Tickets can
be bought by calling Farmingdale
High School at CH 9- 7600. Other
groups appearing with the Rascals
in concert are The Good
Earth and the Who Knows, this
year's Oyster Bay Battle of the
Bands winners...
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