Konter Enters School Board Race;
Hammer/ Burr To Run For Reelection
Donald M. Kanter of 344
Virginia Ave., North Massapequa,
this week announced his
candidacy for the Plainedge
School Board pact now held by
Hugh Burr. Burr had been appointed
to fill out the unexpired
term of William Lally.
Lawrence I. Hammer President
of the Plainedge Board of Education,
and a resident of 148
Daniel Road, also announced his
intention of seeking reelection in
the May elections.
Both the Hammer and Burr
posts will be up on June 30.
Kanter who ran unsuccessfully
two years ago, is the father of
three children, and has been
active in Little League. PTA
and a Citizen advisory Committees.
In announcing his candidacy,
Kanter stated that the
Board of Education ' has shown
little initiative this past year
Lawrence I. Hammer
and has done nothing; or jumped
into things with little thought.
He charged that the Board has
ignored the School Attorney's
advice and are now involved in a
taxpayers suit. He further
charged that the Board had made
an appointment to the Board of
Hugh Burr, who is content with
the present transportation policy
and shows no interest in the
improvement of educational programs.
Hammer, a Massapequa attorney
stated that it has been
the custom of incumbents to wait
almost until the filing deadline
before making their intentions
known as to whether or not r e election
will be sought.
In this year of trials and tribulation
with rising costs, unknown
State Aid monies and teacher demands,
a candidate for election
or reelection, cannot sit complacently
by, while a guessing
game takes place.
Hammer urged all prospective
candidates to make their intentions
known, so their voices
and comments relating to the
Budget and teacher negotiations
can be carefully weighed by the
electorate.
Bill Would Push Insurance
Companies To Settle Claims
Assemblyman Martin Ginsberg
this week suggested that attorneys,
plaintiffs and anyone else
frustrated and fed up with the
worsening congestion of c i v il
court calendars, write or wire
his Assemblyman urging his support
of the Ginsberg Bill which
would encourage, if not push insurance
companies to s e t t le
cases immediately.
" Calendar congestion," said
Ginsberg, " exists because insurance
companies do not want
to settle cases promptly. They
feel it is poor business for them
to pay money now when if they
wait four, five, six or more
years, as is now the case in
Nassau County, they can settle
much cheaper and with no penalty
to themselves."
" The insurance companies,"
he continued, " would rather invest
their reserves profitably
than pay claimants quickly. They
feel that by waiting four, five,
six or more years that when a
case does come to trial the witnesses
may have disappeared,
plaintiffs may have passed away
or other factors may have intervened
thus permitting a settlement
for much less than they
might have otherwise had to
make. The present situation
grossly favors the i n s u r a n ce
company to the great detriment
of the public."
The solution, said Ginsberg,
is to change the date of interest
on personal liability cases to
the date of the accident, rather
than on the date the judgment
is entered against the insurance
company. An insurance company
that knows a six per cent
rate of interest is compounded
from the date of accident, is
much more likely to make realistic
and good faith offers to
a plaintiff. Otherwise they might
wind up paying out tremendous
sums.
" Under the present system,"
said Ginsberg, " the insurance
company is able to use the time
delay factor as a club in beating
a powerless plaintiff to settle
a case for much less than its
actual value. However, faced
with paying six per cent compounded
from the date of accident,
the insurance company
will be inclined to stop stalling.
The result could well be the
dispensing of greater justice as
well as relieving the court calendar
of its present intolerable
and increasingly costly congestion."
Former Private Club Cabanas
Now Being Rented By County
Nassau County Public Works
Commissioner Herbert J. Simins
announced that reservations are
now being taken for rental of
cabanas for the 1968 season at
Nassau Beach and are being accepted
by the Division of Recreation
and Parks. The cabanas
were formerly operated by three
private beach clubs which were
acquired by the County as part of
the first County- operated beach.
The beach has a 3,000 foot frontage
on the Atlantic Ocean south
of Lido Boulevard at Lido Beach.
If cabana rentals warrant, the
beach will open on May 30 with
weekend- only operations until
June 21 when seven day- a- week
operation will begin. Non- renters
will be able to use the beach
for a 50 cent parking fee and the
pools for a charge of 50 cents
for children under 18 and $ 1 for
Town Approves Land Use
For Luxury Garden Apartments
Town Supervisor Michael N.
Petito and Town Board Majority
Leader Ralph J. Marino announced
a decision for use of 30
acres of land on Jericho Turnpike
just east of the Wantagh- Oyster
Bay Expressway in Syosset owned
by developer Myron Nelkin. The
approved use of the land will provide
476 low density luxury garden
apartments built in colonial
style in a setting which makes
maximum use of the natural
beauty of the area. The board
rejected the concept of a discount
city.
Petito and Marino announced
that a declaration of restrictive
covenants limits building to a
maximum of 16 units per acre,
limits the building height to two
stories and provides that actual
construction of the apartments
can take place on only 20 per
cent of the area involved. They
further pointed out thatprovision
will be made for a green belt
running along the north side of the
property and that some of the
apartments will have special
facilities for senior citizens.
Eighty per cent of the planned
apartments will be one- bedroom
or efficiencies and the remaining
twenty per cent may not exceed
two bedrooms. Access to the
area will be available on Jericho
Turnpike and the Wantagh Oyster
Bay Expressway with no access
on either the northern or eastern
extensions of the property. All
landscaping for the complex plans
must be submitted to the town
board for approval.
A new booklist - " Christianity
in Challenging Times" suggesting
a variety of titles for reading
during the Lenten season is
now available at the Plainedge
Public Library.
T h i r t y t i m e l y books about
Catholicism, Protestantism as
well as Judiasm are included.
Among them are " Art of Being a
Sinner" by John M. Krumm, " The
Changing Vatican" by Alberto
Cavallari, " Meaning of the Death
of God," edited by Bernard
Murchland, " On Not Leaving It
To the Snake" by Harvey Cox
and " We Jews and You Chris-
GOP Clubs Warn
Of Voter Revolt
An urgent appeal to all legislators
on all levels of government,
warning of an incipient
voters' revolt, was mailed this
week to more than 20 elected and
appointed public officials serving
the residents of die Town of
Oyster Bay by the Presidents
Council of the Town of Oyster
Bay Republican Clubs.
The Presidents Council of the
Town of Oyster Bay Republican
Clubs is made up of the presidents,
first vice presidents and
immediate past presidents of 15
Republican Clubs active in the
Town of Oyster Bay.
Citing a rise in the total tax
burden per family by almost 75
per cent in the eleven years
between 1956- 67, me message
read that taxpayers can't and
won't take confiscatory fiscal
policies any longer?
The statement read: We register
with alarm and disbelief the
fact that die Federal budget for
the coming year is to reach die
almost astronomical figure of
$ 186 billion: diat the national
debt has reached $ 343 billion;
that the cost of just servicing
this debt will climb to $ 14 billion
per year, mat in the decade
between 1957- 67 die Federal
government has increased its
tax revenue by 54 per cent; that
die coming fiscal year's potential
budget deficit will exceed $ 20
billion.
rWe note with astonishment and
disappointement mat die budgets
of the State of New York have
climbed from less man $ 2 billion
in the 1959- 60 fiscal year to a
adults.
498 cabanas, 286 beach cabanas
and 310 cabins are available and
may be rented by either a single
family or two families. Rental
fees are related to the size of
the facility offered, according to
Sim ins. Rates range from $ 150
to $ 325 for one family units
and $ 200 to $ 400 for two family
units. Further information may
be obtained by calling IV 9- 9600.
Lenten Reading Materials
Available At Plainedge Library
proposed $ 5.5 billion for the
coming fiscal year and therefore
have almost tripled in eight
years; that in addition the state
will borrow more than $ 1 billion,
resulting in an increase in die
cost of debt service to $ 79 million
from last year's $ 49 million; and
that various taxes and fees in
New York State have been raised
in 1959. 1963 and 1965 and that
nevertheless New Yorkers again
face die prospect of an increase
in up to nine different taxes and
fees.
We are shocked to see mat
governmental units on all levels
doubled their tax collections in
the eleven years between 1956- 67
from $ 100 billion to over $ 200
billion and in die process increased
die total tax burden per
family from $ 1,897 to $ 3,385.
There is no evidence to suggest
mat during % diose eleven years
family incomes, like taxes, rose
by almost 75 per cent.
Prior to die adoption of the
appeal die Presidents Council
elected Robert Andruzzi of die
Plainview as die new treasurer
and Bea Jeansen of die Central
Island Women's Republican Club
as secretary. Re- elected to tiieir
previous offices were die incumbents
C. Raymond Radigan of
Farmingdale as chairman of die
Presidents Council, Bernard
Greco from the Syosset- Woodbury
club and Anthony Galasso
of Massapequa Park as vice
chairman, Beryl Merrit of Farmingdale
executive secretary and
Gerhard Hirseland, of Farmingdale,
director of public relations.
James To Run
For Library Board
Arthur B. James, of 248 Prospect
Street, Farmingdale, this week
announced that he will run for the
Farmingdale Library Board now
held by trustee Paul P. Tilfordof
161 Aster Street, Massapequa
Park.
James, a high school English
teacher, ran unsuccessfully last
year for the post held by Mrs. Lyman
Van Nostrand and won by
Carl E. Gorton.
In announcing his candidacy,
James told the OBSERVER that
he was against censorship. When
asked to elaborate he said ' every
book should have a fair chance to
be read. The public has the right
to accept or reject any books that
it considers to be fit or unfit to be
on me shelves of die public l i brary
. No one ha s the right to r e move
a book illegally".
James, who was born and raised
in Boston, moved to mis area in
1960.
Report Burglaries To Police
Lester Gordon, owner of Inter
County Auto, on Carmans Road,
reported to police that burglars
took $ 40 in currency, t i r e s valued
at $ 76 and auto accessories
valued at $ 40
Martin Lamb, owner of a
billiard establishment at 5020
Sunrise Highway, Massapequa
Park reported a burglary of $ 30
in currency and damage to a
vending machine.
Two juveniles were arrested
by police and charged with
burglary of a residence at 200
Boston Avenue, Massapequa.
Job Information Now
Available At Library
Up- to- date information about
jobs in the Nassau Suffolk area
is now available to parents, educators
and students at the Plain-edge
Public Library Distributed
for reference use in the library
by Project Vocational Guidance
in Education, the newly- compiled
fact sheets list requirements,
duties, earnings and hours, as
well as future demands for approximately
200 occupations.
Set for Bar Harbour Association
tians" by Samuel Sandmel.
Plainedge residents are invited
to visit the library and r e ceive
free copies of die brochure
this week. A special Lenten book
display has also been arranged
at the library as an aid to patrons
in search of informative and contemplative
reading matter.
ELKS RECEIVE CITATION
The Massapequa Lodge of Klks
lias been informed by the Freedoms
Foundation of Valley Forgo
mat their Americanism Committee,
under the chairmanship of
Tom Earey has won die George
Washington Honor Medal, a
national award.
The Greater Bar Harbour
Trustees Association will hold
its annual meet your village board
candidates night on Tuesday evening,
March 12th, 8: 15 PM, at
me Bar Harbour Library.
With the village elections
scheduled for March 19m, allan-nounced
candidates for the two
open trusteeships have been
invited to appear at the March
12th meeting. The candidates will
present their platforms and will
answer questions presented from
the audience.
AH residents of Massapequa
Park are invited to attend and a
special invitation has been extended
to the new residents of
the Baywood and Imperial ( Jar-dens
sections of Bar Harbour.
The civic group, in announcing
its plans for the meeting, has
expressed the hope that these
newest members of me village
community will be on hand to
familiarize themselves wim village
affairs.
Refreshments will be served.
Dinner for Tilford
A campaign launching dinner is
being planned in honor of Farmingdale
Public Library Trustee,
Paul Tilford at the Marcpierre
Restaurant, Route 110 Melville
on Sunday, March 24 at 8 p. m.
Ticket reservations may be
made with campaign chairman,
tieoige Fain at 118- B Louis
Street, North Massapequa.
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