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A Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since1920 150
An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 55 NO. 12 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Thursday, January 31, 1974 Copyright 1973 bv
Island- Wide Publication, Inc. price 15< - $ 5 per year
EFIA Expands
Becomes ACI
The East Farmingdale Industrial Association will
shortly cease to exist. The rapidly growing organization
has outgrown the bounds of its old name and is slated to
become known as ACI ... Advancement for Commerce
and Industry.
The announcement of the name change was officially
made by E. F. I. A.' s Executive Director Lee Daniels
during Friday night's annual dinner- dance and in­stallation
of officers at the Huntington Town House.
v- fc - a• - m- r - a Growing out of the industrial
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Three Youths
NEWSDAY PUBLISHER William Attwood receives a plaque from Toastmaster Frank llynes in behalf
of the East Farmingdale Industrial Association during Friday night's annual dinner- dance at the
Huntington Town House. Attwood was the guest speaker for the local association's annual affair.
Looking on is Lee Daniels, executive director of K. F. I. A.
t Post photo by Bob Starrett I
Youth Council Honors Diange
The first annual Farmingdale
Youth Council " Leadership
Award" was presented to Joseph
Hose Co.
Marks 88th
300 members and guests of the
Hook, Ladder and Hose Company
No. 1 of the Inc. Village of Far­mingdale
Fire Department
celebrated the company's 88th
anniversary Saturday evening at
a dinner and dance held at the
Colonie Hill Country Club.
The company, which was
formed in 1886, was the first
volunteer fire company in the
Farmingdale area. One member,
Fred Leonhardt has served 50
years and was presented with a
plaque by Company Captain
Arthur Hendrickson in honor of
his 50 years of service.
Among the guests were Nassau
County Fire Chaplin Rev. Father
Vincent A. Kennedy, Village
Mayor John T. Hallihan, Village
Trustee Bill. Carman, Village
Clerk James McKenna, and Fire
Commissioners Fred Rathgaber
and Rocco Posillico.
Austin Purtill Jr. of 77 Sullivan
Ave., Village of Farmingdale was
elected Captain of the Water
Witch Engine and Hose Co. No. 1
of the Farmingdale Village Fire
Department. Austin was elected
in a special meeting to fill a
vacancy created when Joseph
Schwitzer was elevated to second
Deputy Chief. Joe filled an
opening when Fred Boyd Jr. had
to resign due to ill health.
Diange at the regular Youth
Council meeting on Tuesday,
January 15. The award, an in­scribed
plaque shall be presented
annually to a student who
demonstrates leadership and
inspiration in the area of athletics
and recreation.
In addition to the Youth Council
Board and members, present at
the ceremony were Joe's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diange;
Athletic Director and Coach, Don
Snyder; Junior High Physical
Education Chairman and Winter
Youth Council Director, Tony
Tonachio; and Murray Tuck who
made the presentation. Tuck has
been ah active volunteer in Youth
Council for the past 24 years, and
was on its original board of
directors.
Diange has been a stand out
quarterback for the Farmingdale
High School football team for the
past two seasons and played as a
tight end in his sophomore year.
During this three year span, the
Dalers won 25 games and lost but
one. They have also captured two
Nassau County titles and were
twice selected as the top ranked
high school football team in New
York State.
Joe has been selected by
Newsday for its All County and
Grid Iron 44 teams. The New
York Daily News has placed him
on its Long Island alfstar team.
He has recently been the
recipient of the very prestigious
" Thorp Award" which is an­nually
presented to Nassau
County's outstanding football
player by Newsday.
Diange is also a varsity
basketball flayer and a catcher
on the baseball team who shows a
great deal of promise as a left
handed batter. He also finds time
to serve with the Youth Council
as an instructor and leader in its
winter program.
Although he has received many
college offers, including one from
Pertn State, Joe has not yet
decided on the school he'll attend
next fall
Two South Farmingdale youths
were arrested last Thursday
after they allegedly broke into a
garage at 14 1st Avenue and
removed power tools.
Paul Bertugtia, ia, of 140
Fallwood Parkway and John
Shea, 17, of 94 Midwood Ave were
both charged with 2nd Degree
Burglary and Possession of
Burglary Tools, according to 8th
precinct police.
Patrick Starace, 16, of 24
Iroquois Place was arrested and
charged with 3rd, Degree
Burglafry by police officer F.
Guidice after allegedly breaking
into the back bay door of Leo's
Brake Service at 37 Hempstead
Turnpike.
Between 11 am and 5 pm on
January 24 a burglar entered the
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area of East Farmingdale in
Babylon Town, the association
now is serving various industries
in the Incorporated Village of
Farmingdale, Oyster Bay Town's
unincorporated areas and has
expanded north along Rt. 110 into
the Town of Huntington.
William Attwood, president
and publisher of Newsday, was
the association's guest speaker at
Friday night's affair. Attwood
told the group that at today's
inflated prices for newsprint, the
paper alone costs more than the
newsstand price.
Attwood cited seven basic rules
used by Newsday to " satisfy its
readers:"
r> • Print the truth - get through
the nonsense of the usual
releases.
• Be fair - give a hearing to all
sides.
• Tell it as it is - without any
sugar coating.
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press
HEARTWARMING: Mayor John T. Ilallahan and Marjorie Pfoh. Town of Oyster Bay South Shore Area
Coordinator for the Nassau C'oujity Heart Fund Drive, point out that good causes know no boundaries.
Showing their approval of a worthwhile cause and promising their support, are Fred Liuder, Far­mingdale
Democratic Zone Leader, and Frank J. llynes, Farmingdale Itepublican Leader. Throughout
Farmingdale, Heart fund volunteers will be going door to door asking you to "( Jive so more may live."
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