The Observer 5

              Gardening On The Island
By The Long Island Nurserymen's Association
Now that you have finished
combing the winter debris out of
your lawn, you can turn your
gardening efforts to planting
shrubs, trees, and annuals where
you want them.
First step is to choose a lo­cation
that relates itself to your
existing plantings, as discussed
in a previous article. Be sure,
before you start digging that the
tree or shrub you are about to
install will have ample room
for its ultimate mature spread,
without interfering with the
mature spreads of nearby trees
and shrubs.
Having determined exactly
where you are going to plant,
dig the hole to whatever depth
and circumference your nursery­man
recommends for the plant
you have purchased. Often you
may be tempted to skimp on this
job, thinking a little tree like
that couldn't possibly need such
a big hole. Ignore that tempta­tion,
because your nurseryman
knows what he's talking about.
There must be room for the
roots to spread out and eventually
find their way downward.
With the tree still in its burlap
place it near the hole, and fill
the hole with water. This will
take several bucketsful, so if
your garden hose will reach to
that point, using the hose will
make the job easier. While the
hole is filling with water, cut
the cords that secure the burlap
around the roots, but do not re­move
the burlap. Set the root ball,
in its loosened burlap covering
into the hole, making sure that
the " face" of the tree or shrub
is turned in the direction from
which it will most oftenbe viewed.
If your wife or youngster can
lend a hand in holding the tree
upright while you fill in the hole,
it will be a tremendous help.
Add to the soil that you removed
in making the hole whatever fer­tilizer
or mulch your nursery­man
recommended for this par­ticular
plant, and mound the soil
around and over the root ball.
Water agin to settle the soil
after you have tamped it gently
into place, and keep it watered
for a week or so. After that, you
can let nature take care of it.
Good shade- tree choices for
Long Island soil and climate
include European white birch
( betula alba). The European
varieties are not so severely
affected by birch leaf miner as
are some other varieties. And if
you prefer clump birch, or the
cutleaf variety ( laciniata), or the
weeping Betula Youngi, most
Long Island Nurserymen have
them for you.
Now is the time to plant
deciduous trees and flowering
shrubs such as dogwood, honey
locust, forsythia, crabapples, and
cherries, for full enjoyment of
their early spring bloom and
later fruiting. Most flowering
shrubs can be moved bareroot
if you need a large quantity,
which saves a bit of extra cost.
Azaleas, too, should be planted
early so that you can enjoy their
bloom immediately. Delaware
Valley white, Palustrina and
ledifolia alba are good white
varieties. Coral Bells or Pink
Pearl are excellent pinks; and
hino- crimson or hino- digeri are
good reds.
Flowering crabapples give a
good period of bloom, start­ing
now, in a variety of colors
and shapes— dwarfs, spreaders,
weepers, and tall- growing va­rieties.
Sargent crab, P'loribunda
crab, and Jumi callocarpa are
good spreading crabapples.
Malus hopa( red) andSalgo( white)
are good tail types. The Echte-meyer
weeping crabapple is an
excellent accent plant for any
home surroundings.
Although you probably will
start out with some idea of the
type of trees and shrubs you
want, you will need your nursery­man's
advice-- always gladly
given— on your final choice. Dis­cuss
with him your soil, light-and
shade conditions, and the
purpose you have inmind, whether
the plants are for accent, for
screening, for focal points, or for
background materials. To make
the best investment and obtain
the greatest satisfaction from
your plantings, your Long Island
Nurseryman's Association
member can be your most re­liable
source of both advice and
materials.
Adult Artists To
Hold Exhibition
The Farmingdale Public Li­brary
adult art classes will open
an exhibition of their work in
the South Farmingdale Branch
Library gallery this Sunday, May
12th, from 2 to 5 p. m.
The exhibit, arranged by Mrs.
Isabelle Witonski, art instructor,
will hang in the gallery during
during the month of May. The
public is invited to attend this
free showing and refreshments
will be served.
Kennedy Last In High School
Mock Convention
Senator Robert F. Kennedy lost
on Tuesday to Senator Eugene
McCarthy and Vice President
Hubert Humphrey in a mock po­litical
convention by 650 sen­iors
at the Massapequa High
School.
Humphrey was nominated on
the second ballot with 1,395 votes
to McCarthy's 1,222 votes. Ken­nedy
received five votes.
On the first ballot, McCarthy
garnered 1,182; Humphrey 880;
Kennedy, 272 and Wallace, 247.
Town of Oyster Bay Super­visor
Michael N. Petito gave
the keynote speech,, Petito r e ­ceived
eight votes for President
on the first ballot. When Pe­tito
told the students that he
favored lowering the legal age
for voting to 18, a thunderous
applause followed.
Gifts Highlight Bank Opening
A grand prize of a color tele­vision
console or a vacation in
the Bahamas will highlight the
opening of Chemical Bank New
York Trust Company's new bank­ing
office in Massapequa on Mon­day,
May 13th.
The new office, located at
Hicksville Road and Jerusalem
Avenue, will hold a week long
open house celebration that will
end on Saturday May 18th.
During the opening festivities,
premium gifts will be given to
all visitors who open a $ 50
savings or checking account or
who rent a safe deposit box.
The Reverend Mr. David Wil-kerson,
New York City's famed
minister to the teenage street
gangs, will conduct his Long
Island Crusade on May 17th and
18th at St. John's Lutheran
Church, North Massapequa.
The appearance of Rev. Wil-kerson,
author of " The Cross
and The Switchblade" and other
books and founder of Teen Chal­lenge
is sponsored by L- I- T- E
Crusade, and inter- denomina­tional
laymen's group.
LEGAL NOTICE LEGALJMOTICE LEGAL NOTICE
INCORPORATED VILLAGE
OF MASSAPEQUA PARK
NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pur­suant
to the provisions of The
Village I. aw of the State of New
York, a public hearing will be held
by the Zoning Board of Appeals of
the Incorporated Village of
Massapequa Park, on May 22,
1968 at 8.- 00 P. M in the Village
Hall, 151 Front Street, Mass­apequa
Park, N. Y. for the fol­lowing
purposes:
Case 615 To consider the appli­cation
of John J. Petiya, 27
Strully Drive, Massapequa
Park, N. Y. for a variance to
erect a five ( 5) foot high stock­ade
fence to enclose the rear of
his property. ( Section 65, Block
261, Lot 19.)
Case 616 To consider the appli­cation
of Albert Ferraresey U
Wall Court, Massapequa Park,
N. Y. for a variance to erect a
six ( 6) foot high basket weave
fence on onesideandrearofhis
porperty. ( Section 65, Block
263, Lot 17.)
Case 617 To consider the appli­cation
of Fred Brauner, 211
Cartwright Boulevard, Mass­apequa
l'ark, N. Y. for a var­iance
to erect a six ( 6) foot high
basket weave fence on the north
side of his rear yard. ( Section
53, Block 81, Lot 2833.)
Case 618 To consider the appli­cation
of Mario Del Greco, 6
Wall Court, Massapequa Park,
N. Y. for a variance to erect a
five ( 5) foot high basket weave
fence on his rear property line
and a joint swimming pool not
having the proper sideline.
( Section 65, Block 263, Lot 20.)
Case 619 To consider the appli­cation
of Sam Behar, 4 Wall
Court, Massapequa Park, N. Y„
for a variance to erect a five
( 5) foot high basket weave fence
on one side and the rear of his
property and a joint swimming
pool not having the proper side
line. ( Section 65, Block 263,
Lot 21.)
Case 620 To consider the appli­cation
of Ernest Finamore, 287
Pacific Street, Massapequa
Park, N. Y. for a variance toe-rect
a five ( 5) foot high stock­ade
fence to enclose his rear
yard. ( Section 48, Block 153,
Lots 28 to 31 incL) *
Case 621 To consider the appli­cation
of Robert Albert, 352
First Avenue, Massapequa
Park, N„ Y. for a variance toe-rect
a five ( 5) foot high stock­ade
fence to enclose his rear
yard. ( Section 48, Block 221,
Lot 162.)
Case 622 To consider the appli­cation
of Donald Ramsteek,
1171 lake shore Drive, Mass-apaqua
l^ rk, N. Y. for a var­iance
to erect a five ( 5) foot
Albany Open Line
by Alex Rankin
Sometimes state legislators
are difficult to figure out.
They put this state into a two-week
budget crisis because, while
they wanted to spend a lot of
money, they were afraid to raise
taxes in an election year.
Then they turned around and
rushed through a rich pension
plan for themselves just before
going on vacation.
Legislators earn $ 18,000 a
year for working three days a
week. Three thousand dollars of
that is a flat, no- questions- asked
expense account.
Based on this salary, most
legislators will be able to retire
at age 55 on $ 9,000 a year. The
pension plan is half pay after 20
years.
Why did they do it?
The answer seems to be that
they did it for the same reason
they passed the medicaid law a
few years ago without really look­ing
at it. They passed the pension
bill just because the legislative
leaders told them to do it -
just like the leaders told them to
pass the medicaid bill.
Legislators went home and
found the voters angry over medi­caid.
They are going to find them
just as angry over the pension
plan.
Recently two insurance execu­tives
were asked to figure out for
this reporter what it would cost
for a private citizen to retire
on that kind of pension.
The two first noted that it would
be difficult to figure because of
the many variables in any pension
system.
They came up with figures that
ranged from $ 15,000 to almost
$ 60,000 a year as the cost of an
individual or a business firm to
buy sweet retirement.
high stockade fence on the r e ar
and one side of his property.
( Section 48, Block 395, Lots
2152 to 2154 incl.)
Case 623 To consider the appli­cation
of Valentine Velocci, 246
Maple Street, Massapequa
Park, N. Y. for variance to add
a second story to his dwelling '
located on a plot having less
than the required square foot
area, to wit: 4,000 square feet
instead of the required 6,000
square feet. ( Section 48, Block
391, Lots 1519 to 1520 incl.)
Case 624 To consider the appli­cation
of Joseph Gar one, 242
Pine Street, Massapequa Park,
N. Y. for a variance to construct
an addition to his dwelling not
having the proper set- back to
the front property line, to wit:
21.75 feet instead of the r e ­quired
25 feet. ( Section 48,
Block 390, Lots 1378 to 1380
incl.)
Any person interested in the
foregoing cases will be given an
opportunity to be heard at the time
and place aforementioned.
By Order of the
Zoning Board of Appeals
Incorporated Village
of Massapequa Park
Dated: May 7, 1968
JAMES A. BBOOBECK
Village Clerk- Treasurer
# 517 IT Observer May 9, 1968
And now state employees are
enraged because they want the
same kind of pension deal. They
are upset because the legislature
usually spend years studying pen­sion
plan enrichment for them.
When they got their 10 percent
pay hike they were promised a
better pension plan. All they
were asking for was retirement
at half pay after 30 years - a far
cry from the 20 years for legis­lators
- who can't even come
close to putting in a 40 hour work
week.
There is also a pension plan
before the Legislature forteach-ers.
It would allow them to retire
at half pay after 25 years.
At best, it appears the law­makers
are unwilling to give
others what they are so willing
to give themselves.
Officials of the State Depart­ment
of Audit and Control, which
will have to administer the new
legislative pension plan, have
been studying it for weeks. And
they have been scratching their
heads. One high department of­ficial
was asked to interpret a
section.
" Look," he replied, " i t ' s all
very simple, the way this bill is
written, every question or argu­ment
is settled by this bill in
favor of the legislators."
Seek Rockn' Roll Bands
Nassau County is again seek­ing
volunteer Rock ' n' Roll bands
to perform at County Parks dur­ing
the summer months.
Those wishing to audition for
park appearances should call IV
9- 9600 extension 255 or write
to the Nassau County Division of
Recreation and Parks, Recrea­tion
office, Salisbury Park, East
Meadow.
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