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A Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdak Area Since 1920
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VOL. 55 NO. 18 Second Class Postage Paid
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MAN OF THE YEAR Carl Dittmeier receives his plaque from Murray Tuck during Sunday's
Brotherhood Day program at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School. Carl's wife. Dotty, holds the
bouquet of flowers presented to her as she looks on proudly. Dittmeier was honored for his service to
the youth of Farmingdale as president of the Farmingdale Youth Council and Commander of the
Nautical Cadets. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Firemen Risk Lives
Rescuing Two Victims
Two East Farmingdale F. D.
Volunteer firemen were injured
while making a rescue of a man
trapped on the second floor of his
East Farmingdale Home last
Thursday, but were unable to
save the victim's life. *
Fire Chief Bruce Antonius
informed us that they received a
call for help at 12: 46 a. m. from
Mrs. Lockwood, of 4l7- 17th
Street, that her house was on fire
and her father was trapped in­side.
Upon arrival at the scene, Chief
Antonius directed the rescue and
fire fighting operation. A Suffolk
County policeman had been
driven out of the house by fire and
smoke on a prior rescue attempt,
but fireman Jerry Santello and
firemen Ray Meisenheimer
made their way to the second
floor and found John Sebukaty,
79, lying unconscious on his bed.
The firemen removed him from
the building while administering
mouth to mouth resuscitation.
Mr. Baseball Testimonial
Gene Leyendecker
The tribute to " Mr. Baseball"
of Farmigdale, Gene Leyen­decker,
will be held this Friday
night, March 15, starting at 7
p. m. at the Huntington Town
House.
The cocktail hour will be
followed by dinner at 8 p. m.,
sponsored by the Friends of Gene
Leyendecker.
Leyendecker, known as
" Stretch" to his associates, is the
founder of the Farmingdale
Baseball League. Those wishing
to join the testimonial can make
reservations by contacting
Norman Oakes at CH- 9- 7927,
Charles Rindos at MY- 4- 2096 or
John Luck at 293- 7068.
Carl Dittmeier
Man Of Year
Carl Dittmeier, Youth Council President and Com­mander
of the Nautical Cadets, was selected by the joint
service clubs as Farmingdale's Man of the Year for
1874. Tlpie award was presented Sunday afternoon as the
highlight of the annual Brotherhood Day Program at
Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School.
Sebukaty was removed to
Brunswick Hospital where he
later succumbed to smoke
inhalation and burns.
Both firemen Santello and
Meisenheimer were treated for
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Korea- Vietnam
Vets Memorial
Drive Continues
The public interest and
response to the Farmingdale
Gold Star Mothers' appeal for a
Korea and Vietnam Memorial
Stone have been gratifying,
according to the two chairmen of
the drive.
The fund drive to purchase the
memorial is at the half way
mark, they said. It is the Gold
Star Mothers' aim to be able to
place the stone in front of the post
office on Loyalty Day, April 28.
Anyone wishing to contribute
toward the memorial may make
checks payable to Gold Star
Mothers Memorial Fund and
mail to Nellie Cicio, 125 Plitt
Ave., or Kay Capano, 31 Spencer
Street. The Gold Star Mothers
expressed their appreciation to
those who already have donated
to the fund.
Chalfin Sells
Smiles Interest
Hal Chalfin has sold his interest
in the Smiles 5 & 10 in Far­mingdale
to the Smiles Family
and will be moving to North
Miami Beach, Flordia, shortly
after Easter.
Hal has been the proprietor of
Smiles since 1951, during which
time he has served as an officer
anoN. charter member of the
Kiwanis Club, president of the
Farmingdale Merchants
Association and president and
chairman of the Christmas
Lighting Committee for 15 years.
Hal has purchased an interest
' in the Crest Furniture Store in
Hollywood, Fla., and will soon be
opening another store in Ft.
Lauderdale. Hal expressed his
thanks to his many friends and
customers for tbejir patronage
and looks forward to serving
them in their furmtti ( ds in
the future in F^ lorida ^ they
" come on down."
Bob Krohn, manager of the
store for the past 11 years, will be
in charge of the operation in
Farmingdale along with Helen
Fanning.
Bicycle Safety
The Farmingdale Youth
Council will sponsor its Bicycle
Safety Program starting March
16 at Woodward Parkway
Elementary School at 11 a. m.'
Brotherhood Day is sponsored
each year by Farmingdale's
Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs.
Featured speaker for~ v the
program was Frank Hyhes,
Farmingdale Republican Leader
and vice president of the Long
Island Trust Co.
Dittmeier, who received his
award from Murray Tuck, Youth
Council treasurer and a member
of Lions, was recently re- elected
to his third term as president of
the Farmingdale Youth Council.
He was the founder of the Police
Boy's Club's Nautical Cadets and
has served as its commander for
the past 15 years.
Carl came to Farmingdale in
1946 from McKeesport, Penn­sylvania,
completed his
education in the Farmingdale
school system and joined the
Merchant Marines as a deck
hand, raising himself to the rank
of Captain. He presently holds a
masters license in the Merchant
Marine.
He joined the Postal Service in
Farmingdale in 1956 and again
worked his way up through . the
ranks to his present position as
accountant for the Farmingdale
Post Office.
Carl and his wife, Dotty, reside
on Nelson Street, Farmingdale,
and have two adult children,
Kenneth and Patricia.
Entertainment for Sunday's
program was provided by the
Outward Bound Stage Band, a
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DISABLED VETERAN Adam Shenocker presents a check to Nellie
Cicio, chairman, and Kay Capano, co- chairman, toward the fund
raising drive for the Korea and Vietnam Memorial Stone. Far­mingdale
Gold Star Mothers hope to be able to place the stone in front
of the post office on Loyalty Day, April 28.