1975-03-20

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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
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In Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, March 20, 1975 Copyright 1975 by
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Big Hearted
Friends Gted
For G> ncern
The residents of Far­mingdale
have big hearts and a
concern for their fellow man if
the response to the Rotary Club's
courtesy month program is any
indication. Letters received by
the Post this week cite incidents
THE OLD FOLKS is one of the art displays by the young folks from Farmingdale Public Schools now
being shown at the South Farmingdale Branch Library through March 28. This grouping was produced
by Albany Avenue fifth graders as part of the Youth Art Month Show. The public may view the works of
local school children at the library during normal open hours.
Contestants Signing Up
For Hardscrabble Contest
So far, five contestants in the 8-
12 age bracket have signed up to
compete in the Master and Miss
Hardscrabble contest to compete
for the $ 300 in top prizes.
The top two winners, a boy and
a girl, will receive a $ 100 savings
bond each and the two runner- ups
will each receive a $ 50 savings
bond. The winners will also have
the honor of leading the parade
on Hardscrabble Fair Day,
Saturday, May 24.
Parents who would like to enter
their youngsters in the contest
may do so by calling the Far­mingdale
Post at 249- 0131 or by
stopping in at the Farmingdale
Library or J & J Shoe Store on
Main Street and registering the
contestant's name, address and
phone number. ^
Claire Studios, professional
portrait photographers, will take
the official contest photos of the
contestants every Wednesday
afternoon between 2 and 5 p. m.
free of charge to the contestants.
Contestants or their parents may
also register for the contest
during the open photo session
every Wednesday.
Parents, relatives and friends
are urged to pick- up the official
voting ballots at the stores of the
participating Farmingdale
merchants every time they shop
Farmingdale. The ballots may be
held and used at any time during
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every day courtesy.
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Salazar
could not cite an individual to
thank after they were burned out
of their home at 17 Hart Street
early last Monday morning.
Their neighbors on Plitt,
Sullivan, Yoakum and Willard
Avenues collected and con­tributed
to a cash purse, which
was presented to the Salazar
family in two friendship cards,
signed by the residents of the four
blocks. The Salazars told the Post
they had only been in the area a
relatively short time and didn't
really know many people in the
neighborhood at all. " I can't
believe the response," Mr.
Salazar said, " We're the only
Puerto Ricans in the area and
didn't know anyone, but they did
this to helD us."
Sam Caldone, proprietor of
Sam's Barber Shop, which was
also burned out last Monday
morning, also received an out­pouring
of assistance. Sam has
been a resident of Farmingdale
for the past 25 years and has
Memorial Post 1803. Memhe^ gfe-the
Post and other friends
donated supplies and helped Sam
set up another shop within two
doors of his former Ideation
within a week.
Regina Cruner of 59 Spielman
Ave., wrote the Post about her
" good neighbor", Mrs. Irene
Creamer of 14 Lyons Ave. " After
I returned from the hospital, she
came to my bouse, every day for
six weeks and got me up,
prepared meals and helped me
emotionally and physically
through a very trying time.
Recently, she had a serious
operation and already she is
planning, after he recovery, to
give encouragement to others."
Mrs. Sadie Kleber wrote, " I
owe my life to the concern and
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Village Concerned
Over Fire Losses
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees last Monday
night, the topic of serious fire
losses the Village has ex­perienced
in the last several
weeks was a major point of
discussion between Mayor John
T. Hallahan and Board members.
Uppermost thought in the mind
of everyone present was a thank­ful
prayer that no fatalities to
residents or firemen occurred,
The Board of Fire Com­missioners
were requested to
submit a report relative to action
being taken by the Fire
Prevention Bureau inspection
proceedure to report any
violations of fire safety rules and
regulations in the business
district of the village.
Mayor Hallahan strongly
advises all residents to
periodically examine their
homes, attics and basements, to
remove any debris which could
cause spontaneous combustion,
oil rags, aerosol cans, paper or
cartons and to make sure all
passages are free of obstructions.
He further noted that fires,
beside being deadly, cause
serious loss of value to the in­dividual
as well as a continuous
strain on the tax dollar of the
residents. He concluded by
congratulating the officers and
members of the Farmingdale
Fire Department for their efforts
and skill in preventing further
loss after the last two fires.
A " THANK YOU to Hortensia R. Stoyan, Orrin Dow, and the Far­mingdale
Public Library Staff for Hardscrabble Fair last year and
Best Wishes for 1975," from Dinda Florists kicks off the Hardscrabble
Celebrations this year, with Frank Dinda presenting this bouquet to
the Farmingdale Public Library Staff. Accepting the bouquet is
Hortensia Stoyan, assistant library director. Headquarters for the
Fair are at the Farmingdale Public Library, where the Hardscrabble
emblem is prominently displayed on the front window of the Main
Street Library.