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VOL. 10 No. 30 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146. Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, March 15, 1973 * 15e
Library Survey Shows
Approval of Services
847 out of 1,000 residents reported using the Far­mingdale
Library within the past month or year. This
coincides with the 97.7 percent who felt that the library
offered the personal service the people required. These
statistics are part of a telephone call survey conducted
by the Farmingdale Public Library, for two weeks,
January 1973.
DEMOCRACY AWARDS: The annual Voice of Democracy awards made by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Post 516 of Farmingdale, was presented to ( left to right) Linda Pecora, 2nd place; Andrew
Pasternack, first place; and Joseph Dysart, third place. VFW Officials behind the winners are ( left
to right) Frank Bondietti, chairman of the Voice of Democracy Committee; Kay Spies, chairlady of
the committee; Margaret Jagoe, president of the Ladies Auxiliary; and William Jagoe, Post com­mander.
The awards were made at the regular meeting of the post last Tuesday.
Photo David L. Pokress
Federal Revenue Funds Used for
Purchase of New Parking Areas
A long standing parking
problem confronting the Village
of Farmingdale will soon be
relieved through federal funds.
In accordance with Federal
and State regulations to inform
local residents on use of ex­penditures
with Federal Revenue
Sharing proceeds, mayor John
Hallahan of the village of Far­mingdale
has just announced that
funds for 1972 amounted to $ 39,
529 and are being used to pur­chase
additional parking area.
In addition to the federal funds
expended, an original amount of
$ 9, Uuu had been placed in an
account " Reserve for Parking
Field Acquisitions" which
through investment in Cer­tificates
of Deposit brought an
additional amount of $ 965.48
interest to the principal, plus an
authorization by resolution of the
Board of Trustees to transfer
from the General Fund an
amount of $ 3,000 to complete such
purchases.
The land purchased is a 75 x 120
loot parcel on the west side of
Main Street. Also purchased
were 2 parcels on Division St.
Existing Bond Anticipation
Notes for Capital will be retired
with additional Federal funds,
thus, acquisitions such as the
Home Alert System for the Fire
Dept. and a Highway Dept.
Sweeper can be made.
The Fire Dept. is also looking
for a new Cardiac Arrest System
with these funds. Members of
their rescue squad are presently
undergoing an extensive training
course.
A total of 1,000 calls were made
to registered voters on a random
selection basis. The calls were
made in the evening to reach both
males and females. The
respondents were asked
questions which followed a set
format leaving room for attitudes
to be added to a direct yes or no.
The purpose of the survey was
to determine the effectiveness of
the library and also, of equal
importance, to learn the opinions
of the people concerning future
action with the South Far­mingdale
Branch Library whose
lease expires in 1976.
Although the large percentage
of respondents were satisfied with
services, suggestions were made
by 7.3 percent for more books and
by 4.5 percent for more hours in
the evening and on Sundays.
More research and cultural
materials were desired but a
number of respondents were not
aware of what the library already
offers.
Further conslusions rested on
the bond issue and building
facilities. All the conclusions
were discussed at the Library
Board meeting, Tuesday
evening. No direct action was
taken in reference to the survey.
According to Library Director
Orin Dow, the survey will un­dergo
further study.
Dow suggested that he may
include a summary of the con­clusions
in a library newsletter to
make residents aware of the
results. Although nothing had
been said Dow mentioned that
another meeting may be
profitable to discuss the action to
take on the buildings.
Residents polled were given
five courses of action to be taken
on the building situation. They
were to give their first and
second choices from the
following: renew South Far­mingdale
( branch) lease, con­struct
a central facility, purchase
the branch, obtain storefront
branches, or suggest an alter­native.
The primary courses of action
by those interviewed was to
renew the South Farmingdale
lease ( 50.7%) and purchase that
building ( 41.2%) . Obtaining
storefront branches was the
alterntive least preferred
( 11.2%) . Whereas almost 25
percent of the respondents were
undecided as to action to take, 1.4
per cent suggested as an altern­tive
to utilize the Main Street
School Library.
High School Suspends
Four Chair Throwers
As far as the Farmingdale High
School is concerned, the chair
throwing incident of February 28
is closed. Superintendent Dr.
William Kinzler has just per­manently
suspended three of the
students involved, while a fourth
student, a minor, was suspended
to the end of the current
semester. A fifth student in­volved
had withdrawn from the
school last week on his own ac­cord.
Two of the suspended students
are black, the other two white.
The suspended students have the
right to appeal to the local school
board and to the State Com­missioner
of Education.
A Bonnet and a Hat In School Board Ring
Stanley D. Martyna
Lucille Goulding and Stanley D. Martyna have
just announced that they will be candidates for
this year's school board election in Farmingdale.
While Mrs. Goulding, a member of the board for
nine years, is running for re- election, Mr. Mar­tyna
is seeking election for the seat of A. Terry
Weathers who has announced his retirement from
the board.
I have announced my Candidacy at this early
date in hopes that other candidates will do
likewise," said Martyna. " This will allow the
Voters ample time to meet and appraise the
Candidates before the elections and budget vote
scheduled in May. Confidence in a Candidate can
only come after personal confrontation on the
issues."
Martyna is urging residents to invite can­didates
to speak at informal gatherings, before
local civic and fraternal organizations and to
attend the PTA sponsored candidates Forum."
When you have made your selection," Martyna
continued, " follow it up by volunteering your
support. It is a fact of life that even the most
qualified candidate is not always elected. With
budgets approaching upwards of 24 million
dollars can we afford not to."
Martyna is a graduate of City College NY. is
employed at Grumman Aerospace as a systems
Engineer. He is a member of St. Kilians Church
and the Knights of Columbus. Interested in the
youth of the community, he has been active in the
Boy Scouts and in Little League. He is also active
in community affairs, presently serving as
chairman of community activities in the K of C.
In the past he has served as chairman of the St.
Kilian Parish Council civic action committee.
Martyna resides at 30 Eleventh Avenue with his
wife and three children. Two are presently
enrolled in the local schools, Woodward Parkway
and the Senior High. A daughter attends College
at SUNY Farmingdale.
Martyna was a candidate in the 1970 and 1971
school board elections. His interest in the tax­payers
of the District has also been demon­strated,
when he was appointed by the late Roy
Spinetta to serve on the Citizens advisory
committee on transportation in 1971. Savings of
approximately $ 85,000 were realized in the
proposed budget by implementing the recom­mendations
of this Committee
Lucille Goulding