Lighting Co. Supports New Begin Program For Handicapped
Air Pollution Ordinance
Nassau County's newly introduced
air pollution ordinance
received the full support of Long
Island Lighting Company. At
public hearings held on the new
County law, the utility indicated
that while the proposed controls
would substantially increase
Company electric production
costs, it, nevertheless, backed
the legislation as an important
step in preserving the community's
clean air. Consumers'electric
rates, meanwhile, should
not be affected as the company
expects to be able to offset the
extra expense by continued improvement
in overall operating
efficiency.
The Lighting Company announced
at the hearing that it
was instituting additional voluntary
measures, apart from the
law, to help protect the healthy
environment that both Counties
now enjoy. They include special
emergency control procedures
for periods of weather inversion
and a wider air sampling program
run in cooperation with
health authorities. The Company
also outlined a long range
plan for the next 10 years which
would substantially reduce the
total effect of power plants on
the atmosphere, despite a marked
increase in electric generating
output.
The major provision of the
Nassau pollution ordinance affecting
the Lighting Company
is the restriction of the sulphur
content of fuel to be burned which
will require the purchase of
higher cost oil for electric generation.
Oyster Bay Town's " Group
Activities Program for Handicapped
Children" will start at
4 p. m. on Monday, January 30
at the Oak Drive School in Plain-view
" becoming the first such
program in the State recognized
by the State Division for Youth
as a Youth Service Project,"
Councilman Ralph J. Marino announced
this week.
Marino explained that the
Town's $ 27,500 program half
will be reimbursed by the State,
is a two- year pilot demonstration
project.
According to the Town's Director
of Recreation and Community
Activities James C. Arvan-tis,
projects director, all groups
will meet at the Oak Drive School
where they will be assigned group
leaders and move to an activity
area while the parents remain
in the auditorium for a briefing.
He added that the program
Police Seek Suspect
The Nassau County Police issued
an appeal for any information
leading to the apprehension
of a male white 25 to 32
y e a r s of age 5 » 8" about
140 pounds with dark bushy hair
and a dark olive complexion. He
was last seen wearing a zip-up
tan or gray three quarter
length jacket with matching trousers.
The police description
says, " the subject approaches
female victims from the rear
threatening with a combat type
knife with a leather handle;
forces victim to a secluded area
nearby to disrobe except for
upper garments which is used to
cover victims face.
The case of a girl, age 16,
was reported on Harbor Lane,.
Bar Harbour on January 16.
Anyone having any information
shall call Pioneer 6- 1111. The
identity of persons giving information
will be withheld on request.
Agree On Narcotics
Education Coordinator
Specifications for the establishment
of the position of Narcotics
Education Coordinator in
Nassau's three towns have been
agreed upon, Councilman Ralph
J. Marino, Chairman of the Oyster
Bay Town Board Standing
Committee on Local Government
Cooperation, announced this
week.
Marino, who proposed the e s tablishment
of the post " as essential
to the institution of a program
to educ te students and
adults to the evils of narcotic
usage," said he expected the
three Towns to name the Narcotics
Education Coordinators on
or before February 1.
" We plan to appoint top flight
people to these positions," Marino
said. " They will have full
responsibility and free rein to
institute a sustaining program to
bring to the attention of all residents
the dangers of experimentation
with drugs. We anticipate
the cooperation of all in
this battle to stem the advance
of narcotics usage in our communities.
Education is our principal
instrument and the area in
which the battle against dope
pushers and pill peddlers will be
won," Marino added.
Group To Honor McCloskey
State Assemblyman Francis P.
McCloskey will be honored by the
Motlier Vyonne Chapter of the
Friends of Maryhaven for his
record of helping retarded and
handicapped children. Mary-haves
is staffed by the Daughters
of Wisdom and its administrator
is Mother Mary Alphonse.
McCloskey will be cited at the
fifth annual dinner dance of the
Mother Yvonne Chapter to be held
Saturday evening, February 11th,
at the Holiday Manor, Bethpage.
A member of the Joint Legislative
Committee on Mental Retardation
and Physical Handicap,
he is also a board member of the
Association for the Help of Retarded
Children and of the United
Cerebral Palsy Association, as
well as the Long Island Hearing
and Speech Society.
South Shore Elects Officers
President William Martin Jr.,
of die South Shore Federal Savings
and Loan Asspciationan-nounced
me election of the following
officers: Vice President
and Secretary; William C. Sabella
Vice President and Comptroller;
Donald J. Heiser; Treasurer,
Richard A. Gonzalez; Assistant
Secretary, Genevieve Van Buren;
Assistant Treasurer, Bruce
Stoltz and Mortgage Officer, Ronald
C. Shircore.
Sabella, has been Secretary
joined the Association in
1951. Heiser, who had been
Treasurer, came to die Association
in 1963 from die auditing
firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell
will also utilize the facilities of
the East Memorial School in
Farmingdale and the Syosset-
Woodbury Community Center in
addition to the Plainview School.
Dr. Robert F. Savitt, Superintendent
of the Plainview Central
School District and Dr. Wil-laim
Kin/ ler, Superintendent of
• the Farmingdale Schools, will be
among the officials attending.
Dr. Martin Syden, project coordinator
said there will be approximately
12 groups of 10 children
each, ages 6- 17, with such
disabilities as trainable and ed-ucable
retarded, emotionally disturbed,
orthopedic handicapped,
sensory disabilities, celebral
palsy and brain- injured participating.
The after- school sessions will
be held from 4 to 5: 30 p. m.
Mondays, andThursdays at the
two schools. Twice monthly, on
Fridays from 7: 30 to 10: 30 p. m.
a variety of teenage activities
for 16- 17 year old educable men-tally
retarded will be held at
the Community Center.
Marino said that a staff ot 20
qualified leaders and aides will
administer the program coordinated
by Dr. Syden and directed
by Arvanitis.
The program will run during
the school year, now through
June and September through December
until the end of the year.
The program will be composed
of games, sports arts and crafts
singing, trips and developing social
skills and work skills, according
to Dr. Syden. A swimming
schedule is also contemplated.
Future plans include expanding
the program to accommodate
pre- school and post- school handicapped
persons, provided additional
funds are made available
he added.
& Co. of New York City. Also
elevated to new positions were:
Richard A. Gonzalez, Treasurer*
He was A s s i s t a n t Treasurer
and has been with South
Shore Federal since 1955. Bruce
Stoltz, whose new title is Assistant
Treasurer, has been a
member of the staff beginning
in 1955. Ronald Shircore, Mortgage
Officer, joined die Association
in 1959. Genevieve Van Buren
who continues as Assistant Secretary,
has served die Association
since 1951.
For Your Information and
Protection R e a d the L e g al
Notice*.
Wydler Calls For Congressional
Ethics Committee
Congressman John W. Wydler
introduced a Bill in the House
of Representatives setting up a
Joint Committee on Congressional
Ethics.
Wydler called for the formation
of such a Committee on August
18, 1965 in testimony before
the Joint Committee on the Organization
of Congress.
At that time, Wydler pointed
out tfiat " such a Committee would
serve to handle grievances
and dispense guidance as to
proper standards of Congressional
conduct."
During Wydler's testimony in
1965, he stated that matters such
as the employment of Adam Clayton
Powell's wife in Puerto Rico
could be referred to. the Committee
for appropriate action.
" Time has proven my statements
to have been correct,"
Wydler said, " and the recent action
against Mr. Powell makes
the appointment of such a Committee
most important in order
to make clear in the public's
mind our determination to run
the Congress on die highest ethical
level."
The Committee would be a
permanent consultative body
composed of seven Members of
the Senate, appointed by the President
of die Senate, and seven
Members of the House of Representatives,
appointed by die
Speaker of die House of Representatives.
The Committee would
meet regularly, discuss all relevant
questions, and hear
grievances filed against Members
of Congress.
The Committee could issue
rulings regarding possible conflict
of interest situations which
would protect both die public
and the Congressman.
Debt Consolidation Attractive
But Usually Burdensome
For an individual struggling to
meet a large pile of monthly
bills the offer of having all his
bills paid and repaying widi only
one payment per montli may often
seem the perfect solution. Unfortunately,
die debtor usually
finds that he has added just one
more bill to die monthly pile.
The practice of debt pooling
is outlawed in New York, New
Jersey and 18 other states and
regulated by statute in six more.
However, the Better Business
Bureau of Metropolitan New York
New Jersey and 18 other states
and regulated by statute in six
more.
However, the Better Business
Bureau of Metropolitan New York
has received reports that the
practice still continues with some
out- of- state companies soliciting
prospects by mail and telephone.
Invariably, the victims of die
debt- pooler's blandishments are
the under- privileged who wish to
meet all their financial obligations.
Recently, a woman received
a call from Automatic
Acceptance, Inc., with offices in
Rhode Island and was told that
her debts would be consolidated
and in turn she would repay the
company with regular payments
of $ 50 weekly.
It sounded like an excellent
solution, but four weeks later
when creditors started calling,
she found that her bills had not
been paid. She wrote and learned
that $ 39 had been immediately
" disbursed" towards setting up
the account in a " bookkeeping
system."
While one payment of $ 35 had
been made, she learned that no
other payments had been sent
to her creditors. She now faces
the possibility of the loss of her
car and home if her now- delinquent
payments are not made.
Arthur Startz, executive vice
president of die Better Business
Bureau of Metropolitan New
York, urges die public to check
with die Bureau before getting
involved with an out- of- state debt
- pooling firm. " Debt consolidation
for a fee is illegal in New
York and New Jersey," he warns,
" and only lawyers are permitted
to practice the adjustment of
debts."
The Better Business Bureau
suggests mat people widi financial
problems seek help from
recognized financial institutions.
Petito Says Snow Removal
Costs Could Be Less
Town Supervisor Michael
N. Petito presented figures on
snow removal to the Town Board
that use of New York State rates
for such work will provide a
saving for Town taxpayers. The
Supervisor produced a report
claiming that the recent heavy
snow of December 24, 1966, cost
die Town over $ 2,000 more than
it should have if the Board had
adopted his snow removal proposals.
Petito's report was a
sharp contrast to claims made
by Town Public Works and Highway
officials previously that the
State rates cost die Town more
for snow removal.
Using die Supervisor's suggestions,
die 23 claims received in
his office would have cost
$ 10,439. Petito said die actual
payment made on the claims under
the present Town system was
$ 13,969 . . . more than $ 3,500
above the Supervisor's estimate.
" When you consider these claims
represent only a little more dian
50- percent of die work done by
outside contractors in the December
24th storm, it is safe to
say the Town could have saved
over $ 6,000 on this storm alone
if they had followed my earlier
suggestions," Petito said.
The Supervisor pointed to a
statement by Public Works Commissioner
H. John Plock on January
16th in which he claims the
State rates would cost the Town
3- thousand dollars more than the
present system.
" These claims just don't stand
up to die facts," Petito added.
" The State Department of Public
Works has confirmed by figures
as completely accurate. It seems
odd to me that die Town claims
it can't hire outside help at State
rates when die State Department
of Public Works hires on that
schedule widi no problems." The
Supervisor said he is anxious to
receive the remaining claims as
soon as possible from the Highway
Department.
' College For Everyone',
Topic Of PTA Meeting
' College For Everyone,' will
be the topic Thursday, February
2nd. at 8: 30 p. m. in the Lecture
Hall, of the Farmingdale
Senior High School. The discussion
will be handled by die
High School Guidance Department.
Questions such as scholarships,
loan applications, acceptance,
colleges and qualifications
will be answered.
Coffee and cake will be served
by the PTA following die meeting*
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