1971-08-12

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
WINNER AT CALI: Medals galore were collected by John Crosby
Jr., shown here with his coach Abraham Grossfeld, at the Pan-
American Games in Call, Columbia. Young John, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Crosby of 23 Plitt Avenue, Farmingdale starred in
gymnastics to the tune of two gold, five silver and one bronze medal.
And at the World Invitational Meet of 14 countries he tied gold medal
winner, A. N'aykama, in floor exercises. A ' 69 graduate of Far­mingdale
High, John is now attending Southern Connecticut State
College, where he is on the Dean's list. His fiance Justine Ott, also a
local girl and also a ' 69 graduate of Farmingdale High, is close by,
attending Yale Nursing School in New Haven.
TRAFFIC SAFETY: Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John W. Burke
lets Jeffrey Skula, 3, operate hand controller for new traffic light in
the final stages of installation at the intersection of Merritts and
Beverly Roads, Farmingdale. Helping out is Jeffrey's mother, Mrs.
Nick Skula. one of the area's residents who sought Burke's help in
getting the light installed.
SUDDEN STOP: The car on the right came to a sudden and unex­pected
stop on Farmingdale's Main Street last week when it was
struck head- on by car on the left which was first struck in the rear by a
third vehicle. In the background member of the South Farmingdale
. Fire Department came to the scene.
School and Library Boards
Ready for Third Budget Vote
Wednesday is the day -- the day of the unprecedented third budget vote for the
Farmingdale School District and the Farmingdale Library. Voting hours are
from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. and the polling place is Farmingdale Senior High School.
Approximately $ 111,800 have
been cut from the previously-proposed
and twice defeated
school budget. The figure to be
voted upon on Wednesday now
stands at $ 23,115,928, an increase
of $ 1,500,947 over last year's
budget. The austerity budget now
in effect, which would be
replaced if the newly proposed
budget is accepted, is listed at
$ 22,659,728.
Together with a new school
budget, a new library budget will
also be on the ballot. In the wake
of the two defeats of its budget
the library board trimmed its
previous proposal by some
$ 22,000 and comes in now with
$ 374,900.
Expressed in concrete dollars
and cents the new library budget
calls for a tax increase of 2 cents
per $ 100 assessed valuation, or,
based on the mythical average
house in Farmingdale assessed
at $ 6,000, an ciditionfc! $ 1 20 per
year. The new school tax rate
would be $ 13.11 in the Town of
Oyster Bay and $ 20.41 in the Town
of Babylon, resulting in an
average increase of $ 71.40 per
year. This is in contrast to the
$ 78.00 increase called for in the
original budget and the increase
of $ 44.00 under the mandatory
austerity budget.
Summing up its new proposal
the Board of Education explains
that significant cuts were made
in administrative, teaching and
other personnel by a slight in­crease
in elementary class size
and the reorganization of Main
Street School to include only
' grades K- 3. In the coming year, it
is pointed out, there will be a drop
of over 30 in the number of people
employed by the district.
The summary closes with the
warning that, if the new budget is
not approved on August 18, there
will be fees that must be paid for
supplies and textbook rental
( grades 1- 6) by parents of school
children.
And pointing out that there are
other costs which will be paid
under an austerity situation,
hidden costs such as the loss of
the athletic program, the cost of
deferred upkeep, the cost of not
buying new library books, the
Board of Education states that
this proves that an austerity
budget is false economy.
Eight Candidates for
One Library Seat
There are not less than eight
candidates anxious to fill the one
vacant seat on the Farmingdale
Library Board. The vacancy
occurred when Board President
Warren Altmann moved to
Florida and resigned from the
board recently.
The decision to name Alt­mann's
successor on the board,
will be up to the remaining four
trustees who will interview all
candidates on September 14, 15
and 16 and then make their
choice.
It is interesting to note that four
of the eight candidates are young
men, aged 24 to 18; Richard
Brown, property manager at
Grumman Aerospace Corp.,
Kenneth Uva, 21, who will be
attending Fordham Law School
this fall, Jay Gitlin, 21, who plans
to do graduate work at Yale
University and Leonard Austin,
18, a sophomore at Georgetown
University.
Nicholas Aleshin, 43, and
Raymond Parcels, 37, were
already library board candidates
at the last election, when they ran
against liberal candidates and
lost. Now they are applying for
the position again. The other two
candidates are George Faine, 37,
and Lawrence Greenspan, 36.
Police Enforcing
Main Street Parking
In the first week of August, the
Police Department had been
issuing warnings regard'—- ''--*
new alternate side of the street
parking on Main Street. This was
done at the request of Mayor
Hallahan and the Board of
Trustees to provide the public
with a transitional period to
acquaint themselves with the
new parking requirements.
As of last Monday, the Police
Department no longer issues
warnings but summonses. Once
again, everyone is urged to make
certain to review the parking
regulations as posted:
EASTERLY SIDE OF MAIN
STREET: No Parking Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
WESTERLY SIDE OF MAIN
STREET: No Parking Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Alternate parking regulations
apply only during hours that
parking meters are in operation.
Laffin Chairman of Olympic Seat Fund
important Assignment for Farmingdale U's President
A rabid sports buff, Dr. Charles
W. Laffin, Jr., president of State
University at Farmingdale, has
been named Chairman of
Colleges in the 1971 Fund Drive
sponsored by the Long Island
Division, United States Olympic
Committee. " I am looking for­ward
to the some 20 colleges in
Nassau and Suffolk Counties to
arrange a series of athletic
events this fall and winter with
part of the proceeds going to
Uncle Sam's Olympians for the
Winter games, Feb. 3- 13, at
Sapporo, Japan, and the summer
competition at Munich, Ger­many,
August 26- September 10,"
he said.
" More now than ever, we need
to give as much as we can to
furnish out athletes, men and
women, with the best training
possible to meet the surging rise
of quality as demonstrated by
foreign athletes, especially those
from behind the Iron Curtain," he
adds, pointing out that many
governments sponsor their
representatives. " In this country,
our men and women depend upon
contributions to prepare and
participate in the quadrennial
games."
Dr. Laffin brings out that
sports teach the essentials of
meeting the pioblems of daily
living.. they develop team work,
spirit and physical ruggedness.
In brief, an athlete knows the
IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT:
Dr. Charles W. Laffin. Jr.,
President of State University at
Farmingdale and u rabid sports
bull, who has been named
Chairman of i olleges for the 1971
fund drive of the Long Island
Division, United States Olympic
Committee.
meaning and value of
cooperation, competition and
survival, according to the
Chairman of Colleges in the Long
Island Olympic fund- raising
drive.
For the past quarter of a
century, the 6- foot, 200- lb.
spoj^ graan has been an out­standing
educator and ad­ministrator.
His philosophy has
always emphasized that physical
fitness is a " Quality which
enhances all other human
qualities." He adds that
" physically fit persons live
longer, perform better and
participate more fully in life
than those who are not fit."
In this respect, the Aggie
president has strived hard to
fulfill his philosophy. He has been
a prime figure in Farmingdale's
massive intramural and com­petitive
athletic program, with
more than 1,500 men and women
students taking part. He also
helped launch one of the most
unique programs in the nation's
colleges, the Faculty Jogging
Club, with some 60 participants,
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