1962-04-11

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Vol. 3 No. 19 Wednesday, April 11, 1962 Massapequa park, L. I. New York Entered as second class matter at
ihe Massapequa Park Post Office.
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School Bd Candidate List Grows
In The Finals
May
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a- Lady of Loux- desLarish, Masc- apequa Park ( center), as nc receives u
ali » te from brother David ( left) and brother Peter ( right). They mop­ped
the deck and cleaned the handles, and are now climbing the ladder
to the finals of the talent competition of the Catholic Youth Organization
to be held on Sunday, April 15th at Chaminade High School in Mineola
at 2 p. m. Three groups from the parish placed in the finals.
Dist 22 Board Slashes
Budget Near Austerity
The Board of Education of District # 22 presented at
the public hearings this week a proposed budget, which,
according to a spokesman " has been slashed to near
austerity." True, the Board has not yet decided whether
to grant any teacher salary increases or not. However
a total of $ 74,772 was cut out of last year's budget
for such items as library books, supplies, and countless
other equipment items.
The mandated increases such
as teacher retirement and salaries
to employe 26 additional teachers
in order to instruct 700 more
students in the school district
than last year added $ 77,769 to
the budget over last year even
though their were drastic cuts on
other items.
" Even if the voters defeat the
budget by voting " No" and the
9tate imposed an " Austerity" bud-get,
there would be little change,
according to Mrs. Ethel Rocchio,
Chairman of the Board's Finance
Committee. She pointed out that
the costs for Transportation would
go through regardless since a
separate referendum had received
the approval of the voters for a
period of three years. " Where the
parents would suffer, and actually
pay more in out of pocket expenses
than any tax increase would entail,
would be for the purchase of books.
Cafeteria service would also be
eliminated on an Austerity Budget
as well as expenses for sports.
The income drop in the district
is due to the fact that even though
the Diefendorf Bill gives $ 899,577,
the loss of High Tax Aid which was
received in previous years, brings
the total down to a realistic $ 524,
000. The District also lose
Federal Aid since less par>
are working this year for the
Federal Government in Defense
plants. The District will lose
$ 15,636 on this item alone*. Due
to a transfer of the old Woodward
Parkway account ( the original con­tractor
had not met requirements)
the District will loose the $ 164,
000 it had been utilizing and hence
subtracting from the total budgets
in previous years.
However Finance Chairman
Ethel Rocchio points out that the
drop in the Equalization Rate in
the Town of Oyster Bay, which is
determined in Albany by a non­partisan
Board of Equalization is
the main factor for loss in
revenues. We could have been
saved from high school taxes by
the Equalization Board in the last
four years. Our ratio used to be.
47%, now it has dropped 34%,
although this year's budget is
figured on last year's ratio of
37%.
The total School Budget at this
time is $ 9,810,874 which will bring
an estimated tax rate in the Town
of Oyster Bay of $ 6.45. Added to
this will be the Farmingdale Public
Library budget which will add
another 28 cents; and 11 cents for
the Farmingdale Youth Council
Budget bringing to a grand
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New Fire House
Approved By Voters
Two propositions that were
placed before the voters by the
Massapequa Fire District were
approved this past Monday by an
overwhelming ' yes' vote.
Proposition 1, providing author­ization
of a $ 275,000 bond issue
for the erection of a new fire
house on Merrick Road and East
Shore Drive to replace the existing
one wound up with a 275 ' yes'
vote and 65 voting ' no'.
Proposition 2, calling for the
purchase of an aerial ladder truck
coasting approximately $ 60,000
resulted in a 272 ' yes' vote, 66
' no' vote and 2 void ballots.
Plan Your Spring
House Cleaning
1- 18
May 1 to May 18 were designated
by Mayor Ro;> 2rt J. \ r. d
Massapequa F^ rk, ioi uie Village's
Annual Clean- Up campaign.
Mayor Andrews pointed out that
basements and vacant lots, clutter­ed
with litter, are potential acci­dent
and fire hazards.
Village trucks will circulate
about the Village to pick up refuse
and litter.
Easter Peace March
Motorcade To Leave
From Pequa
A motorcade will leave the
Massapequa area at 11 a. m. joining
other motorcades at Hempstead
Turnpike to participate in the
Easter Peace March on Long Island
on Saturday, April 21 beginning at
1 p. m. in Hempstead.
Participation in this world- wide
event was planned by the following
peace organizations: SANE,
Nassau Women for Peace, the
American Friends Service Com-
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PACE NAMES CANDIDATES
Dr. Gar Fairbanks of 2 Stuart Gate, Massapequa
and Mr. Bernard Bortz of 307 Albany Avenue, North
Massapequa entered the Plainedge School Board race
as PACE sponsored candidates this week, see king the
two expired terms presently held by Trustees May
Anderson and Peter Prunty.
This past week, Wendell Lover-ing
of Plainedge made his bid
for election to the Plainedge Board
of Education. Mr. Lovering ran
unsuccessfully last year,
Meanwhile f incumbent Peter
Prunty has stated that he will
definitely not run for reelection,
while no announcement has been
forthcoming from Trustee May
Anderson. However, she failed to
make the deadlines of the PTA
brochure on Board candidates, and
many feel that this is an indi­cation
that she will not run.
The Plainedge Action Commit­tee
for Education ( PACE)
announced their endorsement of
Bernard Bortz and Gar Fairbanks
' or the Piainedge Board of Ed-ucarion.
Bernard Bortz, 307 Albany Ave.,
North Massapequa, was chairman
of the Space Committee of the
Citizens Advisory Committee of
the Board of Education. He is
employed by a management con­sultant
firm.
Mr. Bortz stated, " My educa­tional
andbusiness background will
enable me to bring to the Board
of Education the ability to eval­uate
problems, analyze pertinent
data, and make policy decisions
consistent with district needs and
economy."
Mr. Bortz is married, and has
diree children - two are now in
Plainedge Public Schools, and the
youngest will enter kindergarten
here in the fall.
Dr. Gar Fairbanks, 2 Stuart
Gate, Massapequa, has been ac­tively
working at educating chil­dren,
teachers and administrators
for over 15 years. He has been
associated with school boards in
several cities in our country. Most
Fred Hawkins, Public Relations representative of Grumman Aircraft
Engineering Corporation ( left) guest speaker at the Massapequa Kiwanis
Club, points out ' The Hawkeye'- a plane which carries long range
radar, flys high and spots approaching aircraft well in advance of
the time required to destroy it, to John H. Meyer, Program Chairman
( center) and to George E. Grlffen, President. Mr. Hawkins spoke on
the progress Grumman has made through the years and how they are
keeping up with the modern pace of the world today.
recently he worked for over 4
years with the executive direc­tor
of the Genesee Valley School
Boards Association in Roches­ter,
N. Y. He is chairman of the
department of elementary educa­tion
at Hofstra College.
Mr. Fairbanks stated, " School
board membership is, perhaps, the
most demanding of all forms of
community service. I approach
board membership with a sincere
determination to work for the best
possible educational opportunities
for all Plainedge youngsters."
Mr. Fairbanks is married and
has two children, both attending
Plainedge Public Schools.
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Meanwhile in Massapequa five
candidates are vying for the one
seat now held by Trustee Henry
vChuck" Drake. The candidates
who have declared themselves so
far are: Gus Dopslaff, Madeline
Mershon, John D. Woodward, Jo­seph
G. Smith. Charges and coun­ter
charges have been made this
week and last.
In District # 22 the two incum­bents
will run are: Mrs. George
Rocchio and Mr. Edward McNally.
Candidate George Schrirohas stat­ed
his intention of running for
the Rocchio seat and Mr. G. Roger
Cahenev for the McNally seat.
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Goss Reelected
Chairman Library Board
George L. Goss of 120 Fairview
Road, Massapequa was reelected
Chairman of the Massapequa Pub­lic
Library Board of Trustees
at its annual meeting last week.
Elected Vice Chairman was Ed­ward
L. Johnson of 134 Bay View
Drive, Massapequa; reelected Sec­retary
was Mrs. Bernard M. Cen­ter
of 51 Van Buren Street, Mas­sapequa
Park; and reelected
Treasurer was Howard I. Emery
of 43 Bay Drive, Massapequa.
Philip Robinson, Trustee, whose
term expires this year will be a
candidate for this one seat.
Bell Ringing To
Highlight Patriot's Day
Ringing of the bells will high­light
the celebration of Patriot's
Day, the anniversary of Paul Rev­ere's
Ride and the Battle of Lex­ington
and Concord on April 19.
Starting at one o'clock, the Am­erican
Legion is asking that every
bell in the United States be rune
for four minutes.
Women of the American Legion
Auxiliary have been helping spread
the Legion's call by contacting
those who have bells, to ring them-
" If you have a bell, ring it
in unison with the rest of the bells
of America, to tell the world that
Americans are united in dedication
to freedom urged Mrs. Claudia
Carter, Americanism Chairman
oi the Massapequa Unit 1066 of
the American Legion Auxiliary.