School Boord Says No To Werner
Attempt To Show Film Strip
The District # 22 Board of Ecfci-cation
on Monday evening refused
permission to Edward
Werner of 178 West Drive, North
Massapequa, to show a film strip
on what Werner termed a
" Marxist book" that is being
used in another school distiict.
Werner, a member of the John
Birch Society, at a recent school
meeting charged die school board
of allowing certain " Marxist
books" to be used in die curriculum.
Trustee Bernard Lang,
as well as odier board members,
had challenged Werner to come
up with proof to back up his
statement.
At Monday's meeting, Werner
claimed diat since he was accused
of being a ' liar' publicly,
he would like to now defend
himself by showing die film,
which would take about 15
minutes.
School Board President, Mrs.
Lucile Goulding said that she
would want to review the film
first and find out whether it
had any bearing on mis school
district. Werner admitted that
it didn't. He said that one
Marxist book, " The Social Setting
of Intolerance" was being
used in the lldi grade Social
Studies classes in Farming-dale.
When queried whether the
film strip referred to mis book,
he again replied ' no,' but asked,
" Are You going to deny me the
right to show this?"
Trustee Lang said diat die
issue which prompted die discussion
was not a personal one.
The Board, he stated, had demonstrated
a high quality of
patriotism to the community and
its children, and he would take
umbrage at any Marxist text
book in the school system. Lang
dien publicly apolighized
calling Werner a ' liar'.
for
Carl E. Gorton, a Farmingdale
Public Library Board Trustee
and a member of die John
Birch Society, dien suggested
diat die film could be shown at
die end of die meeting for those
interested, as well as members
of die Board.
Mrs. Goulding said that Werner
had been given die opportunity
to prove his charges.
Gorton said diat tins subject
was more important man die
buildings for school children.
Lang explained diat the board
business meeting should not be
a forum for Werner, Gorton or
die John Birch Society and should
concern itself witii the school
district, not odier sections of
the country.
Propose Plan For Aiding
Disabled Employees
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
Michael N. Petito tiiis week submitted
a report to the Town
Board outlining suggested procedures
for enabling Town employees,
disabled while performing
work for the Town, to be r e located
in less strenuous Town
employment.
In December Petito suggested
^ hat some method be found whereby
Town employees, who had been
injured or disabled while performing
tiieir jobs, could be r e located
within the Town employment
structure.
The Board asked him to submit
a report.
In die report Petito said that
while many Town Departments
have had disabled employees in
the past, the Department witiithe
greatest problem in tiiis regard
is the Department of Sanitary
Services, Sanitation Division
" because of die vigorous nature
of the duties of sanitation men."
The report cites 18 men in Uie
division currently on die disabled
l i s t ; many of them permanently.
Under die Petito proposal the
- Town would fitthese men into less
strenuous jobs available i i odier
Town Departments even though
some of the jobs may not pay
as mycli.
" Even if die employee accepts
a position at a lower salary,"
Petito said, " he is far better
off than if he were dropped completely.
Workman's Compensation
would take care of die difference
for a period of time and
die employee would at least know
he would not face any days of
unemployment," Petito stated.
The Supervisor said his plan
would also save the Town money
in that its Workmen's Compensation
insurance rates would be
lower because compe tsation payments
would be kept down on em-plrv-?
es who were transferred
radier than dropped completely
because of physical disability.
Town Adopts Conservation Plan
The Town Board this week
adopted a Conservation Plan setting
forth new goals and objectives
to be attained to preserve
and protect the Town's
natural resources and scenic
beauty.
Features of the conservation
plan provide the Town with a
vehicle to enable it to make
adequate provision for the protection
of wetlands, shorelines,
open - spaces, fish, wildlife and
dieir habitat, as well as Dre-vention
and abatement of air and
water pollution.
The plan provides for cooperation
widi state, federal and
other local subdivisions of government,
private individuals and
organization in the acquisition
and donation of lands and waters.
It also permits the Town to make
use of advantages offered by the
Bureau of Sport, Fisheries and
Wildlife under the provisions of
die Migratory Bird Conservation
Act.
Property owners whose lands
or waters qualify for protection
under the Bird Migratory Conservation
Act can also take advantage
of die plan.
Board Majority Leader Ralph
J. Marino, said, " Adoption of
the Conservation Plan is a prerequisite
to any formal agreement
that may be entered into
between the Town and the Department
of the Interior to preserve
the North Shore wetlands. The
Town Attorney is now reviewing
die proposed agreement between
die Department of the Interior and
die Town and I am hopeful that it
will come before the Town Board
within the next few weeks for
action."
" Under the plan," Marino
added, " the Town in the near
future will also establish a
Department of Conservation and
Waterways and a Conservation
Advisory Council to assist in
carrying out the over- allpro-gram."
The Conservation Plan includes:
an inventory and record
of all the significant, natural and
cultural features of Uie Town;
a program of open- spaced, recreational,
greenbelt, and historic
landmark acquisition and protection,
and ways and means of
implementing such program, giving
special emphasis to die protection
of the Town's principal
water courses, water sheds,
d r a i n a g e areas, wetlands,
marshes, ponds, shoreline and
woodlands, and significant examples
of die historical and cul-
New Service Boon
To Researchers
Within six months, any researcher
in Nassau and Suffolk
counties will be able to tell
what periodicals are available
to him and where tiiey are located
in die Long Island area.
The Council, a non- profit educational
corporation formed to
advance library reference and
research resources on Long
Island, has contracted for a Union
List of Periodicals to be produced
by the Suffolk Cooperative
Library System. The Union List
of Periodicals, in one bound
volume will show die tides,
volumes, dates and die holding
and circulation policies of
die approximately 10,000 periodicals,
journals, magazines and
newspapers neld in all college,
university, public and special
libraries in Nassau and Suffolk
counties. Periodicals are, perhaps
die only consistent source
of current information in most
areas of research and researchers
have long been hampered by
die lack of information as to
where tiieir needed periodicals
can be located.
The Long Island Library Resources
Council, Inc. membership
consists of 42 of die largest
college, ' university, public and
special libraries in Nassau and
Suffolk counties. A formal survey
of Long Island's reference
needs will be completed in late
January. This study has been
undertaken by the New York City
consulting firm.
Propose Local Commissions
To Handle Zoning Matters
County Executive Eugene H.
Nickerson has offered a plan
to die State's legislators which
would " take zoning out of politics,
rather than just making it
more difficult for political zoning
to be dishonest."
At a public hearing of die Joint
Legislative Committee to Study
and Recodify Town Law, Nickerson
proposed the creation of nonpartisan
local commissions to
handle all local zoning matters.
• 1 urge,* said Nickerson, " that
you consider legislation to require
that all local zoning matters
be dealt with by local commissions
specifically constituted
for diat purpose; tiiat die members
of such commissions be
appointed on a non- partisan basis
and prohibited from engaging in
political activities; and tiiat r e quirements
be established to ensure
that die members of these
c o m m i s s ions have adequate
training in die field of land planning
and use."
Nickerson called attention to
the fact that he has proposed to
the Bi- Counly Regional Planning
Board that a means be established
for taking die huge profits out of
spot zoning windfalls by returning
at least 50 per cent of die excess
profits to the taxpayers.
In urging tiiat the legislators
" take basic action and notdabble
around at the edges," Nickerson
s a i d : " The possibility of collusion
between officials and speculators
still exists in many areas
in our state, including Nassau
and Suffolk, and such conspiracies
between speculators and
silent political partners may continue
to exist until we change the
nature of the system itself."
tural heritage of the Town; a
fish and wildlife plan which shall
identify die fish and wildlife
species located in the Town and
their habitat, and the impact
upon such fish and wildlife resources
of present and future
land and water use, and recommendations
for the management
and enhancement of such fish
and wildlife resources; a comprehensive
plan of beautification
of the Town and recommendations
as to how needeJ growth an J
development of the Town can be
harmonized with its natural environment.
Senior Citizens Must Apply
For Tax Reduction
Town Receiver of Taxes, Solomon
Newborn, announced today
that Senior Citizens who applied
for and received the 50% tax
reduction on Real Estate Assessment
for 1967, must apply again
for 1968. Applications must be
filed with die Department of
Assessments, Mineola or at the
Town Annex, 65 Broadway,
Hicksville.
Eligible persons must be over
65 years of age,' with a deed
made out in the name of all
the owners, and who have in-c
cmo nf io-^ c + Viori « i nnn
Residents who have not filed
before or who become eligible
this year, are likewise urged to
file for the tax reduction.
The last date for filing is
May 2, 1968.
COLUMBIETTES SLATED
BUFFET SUPPER
The Columbiettes of Memorare
Council of the K of C will hold
their annual Valentine Dance on
Saturday, February 17, at die
K of C Hall, in Seaford. A
buffet supper will be served and
tickets priced at $ 12.50 a
Final Registration For Adult
Education Course
For tiiose who wish to join
die classes inthePlainedgeAdult
Education program, registration
forms may be mailed no later
than this Friday, January 19.
Personal registration will also
take place on Monday, January
22 or Wednesday, January 24
from 7 to 9 p. m. in the Plainedge
High School cafeteria.
40 courses are being offered,
including an actors workshop,
cake and food decorating, automotive
tune- up and maintenance,
chess, fitness for females, golf,
judo, sewing, typing and speed
reading.
The Plainedge Adult Education
program has grown from 11
courses in 1963, to the 40 courses
now being offered.
Hadassah Program
Includes Book Discussion
The Massapequa Chapter of
Hadassah will hold it's monthly
joint board and regular open
meeting on Monday, January 22,
at the home of Fran Alter, 133
Harbour View Drive, Massapequa.
There will be a re-veiw
and open discussion on the
hook, " The Chosen" by Chairn
Fotok.
Icy road conditions on Sunrise Drive in the Viceroy area of North Massapequa was the scene of
an ice hockey game by a group of youngsters last Saturday. Residents in die area claimed that the
Town of Oyster Bay has not responded to pleas to alleviate the icy road conditions.
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