1969-10-16

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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale- ServinR Greater Farmingdale, flethpa^ e and Melville
Vol. 7 No. 8 Second Class Postage has been paid at Pannlagdale, N. Y. 117SS Thursday, October 16, 1969
DALERS PARTICIPATE IN
VIETNAM MORATORIUM
Farmingdale entered into the observance of the Moratorium Day
for peace in Vietnam with students, churches and the library giving it
recognition, while about one in 20 cars, according to a spot survey,
had on their headlights in the day time in protest to the observance.
Although the Farmingdale Public Schools did not officially close in
observance of the Moratorium, students were instructed that they
could be excused from class if they signed an official slip which stated
that they participated in the " Nationwide Student Strike for Peace".
At 8 a. m. about 300 Farmingdale High School students assembled at
the High School and marched down Intervale Avenue enroute to the
Farmingdale railroad station where they gathered to take the 9: 38
a. m. train in Hicksville to participate in an observance at the Mid
Island Shopping Center plaza.
According to Hal Zucker, a student who was in charge of the student
protest, about 500 armbands were distributed on Tuesday. At the
station he cautioned the group to be orderly and to pay their train
fares. He had an envelope of coins, contributed by teachers for any
student who did not have the train fare. In the orderly march, a
substantial number of students appeared dressed in ' hippy' fashion.
The Farmingdale Methodist Church held its doors open to the public
for prayer between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
The Farmingdale Rotary Club held a discussion on the Vietnam
War at its regular Wednesday luncheon meeting.
Although classes at the State University Agricultural and Technical
College were not officially closed, about one third of the students cut
classes. On campus a rally was held at 10 a. m. Several students,
veterans of Vietnam, protested and spoke out against the rally, which
resulted in a mirror fracas.
At the South Farmingdale Branch Library a Vietnam discussion
was led by two librarians and a film was shown. Both Trustee Carl E.
^ rton and Edward Werner had objected to the library display of the
program at the Farmingdale Public Library Board of Trustees
meeting on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday evening a number of adults as well as students left in
a body for the county- wide rally at Eisenhower Park and a candelight
observance at 10: 30 p. m.
Mayor, Village Board Engage In Battle Of Charges
Farmingdale Mayor Joseph
Zureck's charge last week that
some members of the village
administration " were usurping
his authority and not cooperating
in some cases on serious
problems confronting the
village" resulted in a publicly
read statement by Trustee
Norman Krasnow, in behalf of
the village trustees at Monday
night's neeting, attacking the
mayor's charges.
The statement called the
Mayor's charges as being
" completely irresponsible, un­supported
by fact and replete
with innuendoes and
misstatements that require an
answer", ( a copy of the
statement in its entirety follows
later in the story.)
Mayor Zureck followed with a
prepared statement of his own.
The fracas began last week
when the Mayor took exception to
the minutes of a special meeting
of September 15 as being
' inacurrate and incomplete'. The
meeting concerned a Village
Board 2- 2 deadlock on the ap­plication
of Allen and Posillico to
construct a three story apart­ment
house without sufficient
parking requirements on the
Vogel property fronting on
Conklin Street
Zureck also took exception to a
published legal notice without his
consent regarding an application
! jy Sunrise Federal Savings and
Loan for a hearing before the
Zoning Board of Appeals seeking
relief from parking requirements
in a contemplated expansion
program.
The Mayor also charged a
' leakage ' of information, from
members of the ad­ministration
by village- retained
attorney Charles MacDonald
regarding litigation proceedings
against the fertilizer firm of
Lebanon Chemical Corporation
of 81 Secatogue Ave.. The firm,
formerly owned by Morris Karp
and Son, has been accused by
Sullivan Road residents as a
menace to their health and
welfare. In recent months,
residents have complained of
heavy trucking by the firm. The
Board had dropped the services of
Attorney MacDonald earlier this
year on the recommendation of
village attorney Joseph Stern.
At Monday's meeting, it was
decided to show that the Sep­tember
15 minutes to be
corrected in the October 6
minutes.
Village attorney Joseph Stern
told the Board on on Monday
there was no evidence of the
publication of a'legal notice in
1926 or 1930, requested by State
Law, to constitute a violation by
the fertilizer firm. Stern referred
the ' missing ordinance' as a key
factor in the case. When
discussing the possible rehiring
of MacDonald to pursue the case,
Stern said it would be ' a tragic
mistake todoso* The new charge
by residents that the firm was
parking trailer trucks on the
premises and was in the process
of constructing additional
platform space termed by Stern
as a new angle which might be
pursued' in the litigation suit.
The Mayor's insistence to serve
a summons on Lebanon Chemical
Corporation resulted in a Stern
reply that a summons ' con­stitutes
criminal prosecution and
is more difficult to prove in court
than a Civil action.
During the public participation
portion of Monday's meeting,
John C. Raffaele, of 26 Sullivan
Road, said that his neighbor
Joseph Molino, had researched
( Continued on Page 6)
Part of a Farmingdale contingent of young people who took part in
Wednesday's Vietnam Moratorium Day. The group marched from the
High School to the railroad station enroute to a rally held at Mid
Island Shopping Center, Hicksville. Photo* by Kevin Maxim