Editorial
Residents have been registering complaints about
the constant icy conditions of their streets, especially
in the unincorporated areas, a photograph
on page three of this issue, points up the conditions
of one of the streets which was so icy
that r "> ice hockey game could be played.
Town of Oyster Bay officials tells us that there
has been a shortage of rock salt due to a strike,
which has left Town and County highway departments
in short supply. The limited amounts available
have been used at intersections. Some taxpayers,
however, feel that the other streets should have
at least been sanded to cut down on the skidding
conditions.
We understand that the rock salt will be soon
available because whatever protnem caused the
shortage has been ironed out.
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School officials are going to be hard pressed this
year on getting the electorate to understand their
budgets. According to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller's
budget proposal there will be only a ten
per cent increase in state aid to schools, while
this is less than half the amount needed to reach
minimum standards of educational goals.
On Monday the District 22 Board of Education
was presented with a petition containing 412 signatures
demanding that school and library taxes not
be raised for the year 1968- 69. The petition was
instigated by a new group called " DEBT", District
Educational Body of Taxpayers. It will be difficult
to explain to them the mandated increases and the
lack of State Aid.
However, this group should take advantage of the
public information meeting on Tuesday, January
23 at 8: 30 p. m. at Weldon E. Howitt and learn how
a yes vote on the referendum could mean less
taxes.
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Nassau Police Commissioner Francis B. Looney
alerted parents to warn their children of the danger
of thawing ice as temperatures move above the
freezing mark.
Reports indicate that youngsters have been using
sumps and ponds and other unsupervised areas
for ice- skating since the onset of the " deepfreeze."
" Based on weather predictions," Looney said,
" we can look forward to rising temperatures,
and this will mean thawing ice and dangerous
conditions for unwary skaters. To* avoid any
tragic occurrence, we would urge youngsters to
skate only at supervised areas."
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County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson urged
all residents of Nassau County to participate in a
unique " Suggestion of the Month" Contest that will
begin Feburary 1.
Each month the most constructive suggestion
for the good of the County and its residents will
be selected by the Advisory Council of the Office
of Mobilization for Democracy. The winner will
be awarded a U. S. Savings Bond which will be
presented by Nickerson and donated by residents
and industries.
" This is a splendid opportunity," said Nickerson,
" for all Nassau County residents to submit
significant, constructive ideas that could benefit
and improve government operation, services, or
working conditions in the County. It is in keeping
with the effort of my administration to increase
citizen involvement in the problems of government."
The interest and participation of the County's
youth, educators, business and civic leaders,
housewives, retailers, labor, professionals, and
senior citizens could prove helpful in increasing
the effectiveness of a broad variety of county
programs.
Contestants may submit as many ideas as they
wish, using a separate sheet of paper for each
suggestion. The Contest is not open to government
employees. All entries should be mailed to:
Advisory Council
Office of Mobilization for Democracy
240 Old Country Road
Mineola, New York 11501
Page 4
Letters To
The Editor
Dear Editor:
There was a time when the
residents of the Viceroy area - n
North Massapequa spoke with
pride concerning the varied services
that we received from the
Town of Oyster Bay. However,
over the past three years these
services such as snow removal,
leaf collection, highway maintenance,
garbage collection etc. have
all deteriorated while our taxes
have increased to a point where I
for example am paying more in
taxes than my family in Westchester.
And there is no indication
that the situation will improve.
Last fall's leaf collection
for example, was a huge j o k e . . . .
on us taxpayers. The efforts of the
highway crew to paint a white line
on West Drive were laughable.
The results looked as though
someone tied a paint brush to the
tail of a donkey. The crew even
managed to spray white paint on a
resident's new car.
The current condition of our
streets is atrocious. There has
been no snow removal this winter.
We have had sheets of ice on all
streets for several weeks and
sand trucks only showed up last
Thursday after many complaints
from us. Even as I write this
letter, children are ice skating on
the street in front of our house.
Yesterday when I phoned the
highway department and wondered
why no salt had been used
on our streets I was told that
none was available. Plenty of
sand, yes, but no salt. Furthermore,
the spokesman allowed as
how he didn't know when if ever
they would obtain any salt due to
a teamsters strike. He added that
no salt had been available all
winter. I ask the obvious question.
How did the Town of Oyster Bay
permit a situation like this to
develop and why didn't they stockpile
a supply during the summer
months?
If the town can't provide adequate
services, I submit that our
taxes should be rolled back. Certainly
explanations are in order.
Don Phelan
Past President
Viceroy Civic Association
Washington Watch
FOURTH DISTRICT
By Rep. John W. Wydler
The first session of the 90th
Congress has witnessed a continuing
battle by House Republicans
against the spending policies
of the Administration -
spending policies that fed the
inflationary fires, skyrocketed
interest rates and dramatically
increased an already swollen budgetary
deficit.
The second and third installments
on the grandiose Great
Society programs that were hastily
enacted by President Johnson
and his rubber- stamp Democratic
majority in the 89th Congress
are now due. The combination
of Great Society spending
and increased defense expenditures
has resulted in an inflationary
spiral that has reached
an annual rate of 4.4% and the
cost of living has risen 12.6%
since January 1961. Key interest
rates are soaring out of control
and may zoom to heights not
reached since the 19th Century.
Despite the seriousness of the
present situation, the Administration
refused to cut back on
nonessential spending and establish
spending priorities. Itwaited
until August 3, 1967 to request
a tax increase and then offered
dubious promises of future frugality.
Only recently has President
Johnson finally faced up to
the fact that " the crudest tax of
all is the inflation tax." It was
not until November 29, 1967,
eleven days after the fateful devaluation
of the British pound, that
a specific plan for expenditure
reduction was submitted to Congress
by the Administration.
In an effort to stem the inflationary
tide, House Republicans
led the fight to cut nondefense
spending. An increase in the pub-
Dotebook
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
7: 30 p. m. - Youth cinema, Calvary
Baptist Church, 803 County
Line Road, Amityville.
9: 30 a. m. - Cultural Arts Open
House, Parkway Oaks School.
8 p. m. - Steel Bandits concert
sponsored by the Farmingdale
Kiwanis Club, Farmingdale
Senior High School.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
7 p. m. - Star Gazing, Amateur
Astronomers A s s o c i a t i on
West End Beach # 2, Jones
Beach.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22
8: 30 p. m. - St. Kilian's Mothers
Club, Conklin Street school
auditorium.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23
9: 15 p. m. - Awards to winners
of Voice of Democracy,
VFW Post 516, VFW Hall,
Main Street, Farmingdale.
8; 30 p. m. - Public Information
program on February 10th referendum,
Weldon E. Howitt.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
8: 15 p. m.- F a r m i n g d a l e Auxiliary
AHRC meeting, Knights
of Columbus Hall, East Farmingdale.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
8: 45 p. m. - Techniques in portrait
painting, FAM art group,
Marjorle Post Community
Park.
8: 15 p. m. - Lutheran Church
Women annual Inter - faith
meeting, St. Lukes Lutheran
Church, Farmingdale.
lie debt ceiling was opposed on
three different occasions. On
March 22, 1967 the Police Committee
urged the adoption of a
resolution that would return the
1968 Budget to the President and
request that he indicate the places
and amounts where he believes
that reductions can be made. This
resolution was pigeon- holed by
the majority. However, a Republican
proposal that imposed a
$ 131.5 billion limitation on government
spending, except for
added expenditures that might be
necessary for Vietnam, and could
lead to a spending reduction of at
least $ 5 billion, was adopted by
the House of Representatives on
October 18, 1967. And, as a result
of Republican efforts, approximately
$ 4 billion has been pared
from the Administration's request
for new spending authority.
In view of the President's r e quest
for a tax increase and his
promise of the greatest spending
requests in history, the need for
these Republican efforts for fiscal
soundness are more important
than ever..
Although billions and billions of
dollars have been spent by an ever
increasing Washington Bureaucracy,
solutions have not been
found to the many problems that
face urban America. It is interesting
to note that even liberal
Democrats such as Daniel P.
Moynihan, former Assistant Secretary
of Labor and now Director
of the Harvard- MIT Joint Center
for Urban Affairs, has stated
that: " We must abandon the notion
that the nation, especially
the cities of the nation, can be
run from agencies in Washington."
ARMED FORCES
Second Lieutenant Leonard A.
Perinetti, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Perinetti, 30 Sherman
Road, Farmingdale, completed an
officer basic course at the Army
Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
;
He received his commission
through the Reserve Officers*
Training Corps program at Hof-stra
University, where he r e ceived
his B. A. degree in 1967.
He is a member of Scabbard and
Blade society.
* * *
Army Specialist Four Donald
R. Jambor, 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Jambor, 4 Joseph
Court, Farmingdale, recently a r rived
near Due Pho, Vietnam,
with the Americal Division's 11th
Light Infantry Brigade._
Before reaching Vietnam, he
received extensive jungle training
in Hawaii.
Spec. Jambor is a radio- telegraph
operator in Company D,
4th Battalion of the brigade's 3rd
Infantry.
* * *
Airman Richard Irizarry, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Irizarry
of 23 James St., South Farming-dale,
has completed basic training
at Amarillo Air Force Base,
Texas. He has been assigned to
the Air Force Technical Training
Center at Chanute Air Force
Base, Illinois, for specialized
schooling as an aircraft maintenance
specialist.
Airman Irizarry, a 1965 graduate
of Farmingdale Senior High
School, attended Suffolk County
Community College.
Close Portion Of Winding Road
In response to complaints of
residents, Winding Road in Old
Bethpage, between Serpentine
Lane and the entrance to the
Old Bethpage Village Restoration,
has been closed by the
Town Board.
The one- half mile stretch of
road had been frequently used
by heavy trucking and the object
of scores of complaints by nearby
residents.
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