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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Mid- Island Department Store is
celebrating its 20th year in Famingdale this week with a gigantic 20th
Anniversary Sale. The store officially opened its Farmingdale branch
November 17, 1955. Fourteen members of today's staff, including
George Soennicken, mgr., [ right], Jim Tischler, asst mgr. [ left] and
Bill Waters, asst. mgr. [ center], line up in front of the newly
renovated store on Main Street. Marie Tischler [ 4th from left] helped
open the original store and marks her 20th year with the company.
[ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Police Report Eight Area Burglaries
Eighth precinct police reported
eight burglaries in the Far­mingdale
area during the putt
week. Three were businesses and
the remaining five were private
Friday Deadline
For Thanksgiving
Next week's issue of the
Farmingdale Post will be a
special Thanksgiving Bicen­tennial
edition. However, in order
to be distributed in time for the
holiday, the printing schedule
must be advanced.
Copy deadline for news and
advertising will be Friday, as the
Post will be printed on Monday
ne » t week. Clubs or . © ionizations
interested in Iraintf represented in
the special edition should contact
the Post immediately.
homes.
In the business burglaries,
police said that Eddie's Deli, 234
Main Street, Farmingdale, was
entered during the night of Nov.
15 through a rear door. Reported
missing was $ 225 in cash and an
undetermined amount of
cigarettes.
The Unique Tape and Label
Corp., 75 Heisser Court, was
entered through a pried front
door Sunday afternoon. Reported
missing were two calculators,
two tape players, and four sound
silencers. (
The Wennfcll Corp. at 79
Heisser Court was entered
Monday through a side door and
an electric adding machine was
taken.
The home at 26 West Drive,
North Massapequa, was entered
Nov. 14 and a gold ring, a
diamond necklace and $ 10 in cash
were taken.
The home at 232 N. Wisconsin
Ave., North Massapequa, was
entered through a basement
window sometime during the
day Sunday. Taken were a gold
watch, $ 60 in cash, $ 25 in coins
and $ 80 in foreign currency.
The home at 31 Cheryl Lane,
Farmingdale, was entered
through a rear window on Nov.
13. Assorted jewelry
reported missing.
was
The home at 7 Cheryl Lane,
Farmingdale, was also entered
through a rear window the same
day, but no loss was reported.
The home at 31 Lenore Drive,
Farmingdale, was entered Nov.
12 and an assortment of bottles of
liquor were reported missing.
Must Bag Town Leaves
The annual problem of fallen
leaves upon them, homeowners
in the Town of Oyster Bay are
reminded that it is illegal and
dangerous to burn the leaves or
sweep them into the streets.
In order to dispose of leaves,
homeowners must place them in
proper containers preferably
plastic bags ( 24 gallon capacity),
at curbside on regularly
scheduled rubbish days. The
containers cannot weigh more
than 50 pounds each when filled
and the combined weight of all
rubbish, including the leaves,
may not weigh more than 200.
pounds.
Residents with larger quan-
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Calls For State
School Financing
A legislative committee con­ducted
a public hearing in
Mineola Tuesday on a proposed
bill to finance public education
through the state income tax
instead of the present local
property tax.
The bill is sponsored by
Assemblyman Angelo F. Orazio
of Albertson, chairman of the
Assembly Standing Committee
on Real Property Taxation, who
also presided at the hearing.
Orazio called the present
method of supporting schools
" regressive" and " grossly unfau­to
districts with low property
wealth."
The proposed bill would sub­stitute
the current formula with
increases in state- wide business
and individual income taxes,
while preserving local control by
school districts.
The state would assume the
cost of basic education, including
all general educational services
and special services for special
needs.
Local school boards would
submit proposed budgets to the
state department of education for
approval, but each local district
will be eligible for " local enrich­ment
option" for services not
contained in the basic state
support.
The " extra needs" would be
voted on by district residents and
paid for by a " supplementary
tax" on business and personal
income. The " option" budget,
however, could not exceed 20
percent of the basic budget.
The bill also provides that the
state would supplement the LEO
( Local Enrichment Option) tax
revenues where the voter ap­proved
LEO budget is greater
than 15 percent of the district's
income base.
The bill would also require
landlords to reduce rents ac­cordingly
when school real estate
taxes are eliminated.
According to the Albertson
Democrat, the present funding
plan penalizes the elderly, the
retired, the unemployed, the
widowed, the poor and the person
who chooses to invest in Jus own
home.
Additionally, Orazio said, the
bill would " insure equitable
education for all children in the
state regardless of wealth within
a school district."