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An Official Newspaper far the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 56 NO Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, January 23, 1975 Copyright 1975 by
Island— Wide Publication, Inc. price 15{ - $ 5 per year
Countdown Begins For Hardscrabble
Fair Date
Set May 24
TWENTY YEARS FOR YOUTH: Carl Dittmeier, who Is stepping
down as president of the Farmingdale Youth Council after three years
in that office, was honored by the Village ofFWrningdale for his 20
years of service to the youth of the community. Mayor John T.
Hallahan presents a proclamation to Dittmeier as the village trustees
and officials offer their congratulations. From left are Joseph Stern,
village attorney; Owen W. Drugan, trustee: Dittmeier, Rocco
Posillico, trustee; Mayor Hallahan, Willis B. Carman, trustee; Mrs,
Millie DeMarco, planning board; and Norman - Krasnow, trustee.
I Post photo by Bob Starrett 1
Trio Robs Pete's Dell Village Firemen Open Drive
Three men, one armed with
either an antique revolver or a
toy replica, robbed Pete's Deli in
South Farmingdale late Saturday
afternoon and escaped the per-suit
of an off duty ponce officer.
The trio netted $ 580 in cash in the
robbery.
Eighth precinct police said the
three men entered the
delicatessen at 800 Main Street
shortly after 6: 30 p. m. posing as
customers. One put 15 cents on
the counter for a pack of gum.
Clerk Gene Dyhus, 18, of Far­mingdale
told him the gum cost
20 cents. The man then produced
the antique gun and announced a
stickup, police said-
Police said Dyhus and
Raymond Meyerhoff, 21, a fellow
clerk, watched as the man's two
accomplices emptied the cpsh
register of $ 580. They fled on foot
south on Main Street.
Charles Koabel, an off duty
police officer, arrived at the deli
to make a purchase in time to see
the trio escaping. When told they
had robbed the store, Koabel
chased them in his car south on
Main, then west on Intervale
Ave., but lost them, according to
police.
Eighth squad detectives said
the gun used in the holdup was a
two inch, four barrel Derringer
type revolver, probably a .22 or
.25 caliber gun and was silver
with a white handle.
The originals are very rare,
dating back to the 1860s, and only
replicas are manufactured today-
Police think this one was possibly
an antique.
Police said the trio appeared to
be rlispanic. The gunman was
described as 5 foot 9 or 10, with a
slim build, and between 20 and 22
years old, with a small Afro
hairdo, metal rimmed glasses
and a small mole on the right side
of his face. His companions were
approximately the same age and
height with medium builds.
Chief Richard Steenbuck, of the
Inc. Village of Farmingdale Fire
Department, announced that the
Farmingdale Fire Department is
starting their 1975 annual fund
drive this Saturday, January 25.
He said " All residents and
businesses in the Incorporated
Village will receive a brochure by
mail this Saturday announcing
the start of this year's fund
drive." The fund* will be used to
replenish the welfare fund,
support the Firemen's Home,
give aid to sick and distressed
firemen and the many other
items necessary in carrying out
department functions not
covered in the Village budget.
lie also pointed out that the new
Cardiac Telemetry unit on the
ambulance which gives the fire
department direct com­munications
with a doctor at the
hospital makes this one of the
best and up to date volunteer
services in Nassau County He
pointed out that the volunteer
firemen in the department spent
over 3,000 hours in training last
year, all on their own time
without any renumeration.
Chief Steenbuck said " It is
through the support of our
citizens that w£ have been able to
make our department one of the
best in Nassau County. We know
that with their whole hearted
support in answering this year's
fund drive appeal, we will be able
to make even greater strides.
" Winning Number*
Winning tickets in Merchants
Ass'n. Drawing of January 17.
$ 25 Gift Certificate
$ 15 Gift Certificate
$ 10 Gift Certificate
$ 10 Gift Certificate
$ 10 Gift Certificate
$ 10 Gift Certificate
$ 15 Gift Certificate
$ 5 Gift Certificate
$ 5 Gift Certificate
$ 5 Gift Certificate
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The Farmingdale Public
Library and the Hardscrabble
Committee recently announced
that planning has begun in all
activities to be conducted for the
Hardscrabble Fair 1975. The date
has been set for Saturday, May
24, from 10a. m. to9 p. m. The rain
date is Saturday, May 31.
Congressman Jerome Ambro
notified the Post today that
Farmingdale has just received
official recognition of the
American Revolution Bicen­tennial
Administration as a
Bicentennial Community.
This entitles Farmingdale to
use the Bicentennial Flag, cer­tificate
and the official seal. The
recognition also paves the way
for the community to apply for a
Bicentennial grant in the future
through the N. Y. State Bicen­tennial
Commission.
The community will receive
official notification from
Washington today.
The committee will again be
using the Hardscrabble symbol
designed by Ruth Slansky, which
depicts the historical evolution of
the area from farms to aerospace
technology. The colors for the.
Fair will be white, yellow and
green. The Fair flower will again
be the Forsythia, the official
flower for Farmingdale.
Organizations, individuals,
merchants and the general public
are encouraged to use the
symbols of the Fair as much as
possible in their dispalys. Since
this is a country fair, persons
manning the booths will be urged
to dress in country type costumes
and that the people attending the
Fair will also add to the country
atmosphere by wearing " old
fashioned" clothing.
The Community wants to
remind its neighbors that Far-mingdale's
original name was
Harscrabble. Historians so far
have not been able to find out who
thought of this name, but if
reflected the hardness of the soil
of the area, which was composed
mainly of rocks and hard pan.
It is the objective of the Far­mingdale
Public Library and the
Hardscrabble Committee, to
bring to life the past, to promote
community spirit, to get together
with neighbors for a day of fun.
The 2nd Annual Hardscrabble
Fair - 1975, will again feature
sidewalk displays by the local
merchants, music and en-
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