1976-03-04

              THE L. I. HISTORICAL.
PIERRPONT A GLlNTOn
BROOBLYH 2, N. Y.
i. O •
A Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since 1920 15C
arming fmt
An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 57 NO. 16 Second Clns
in KarmiriK'''
i PostHfje Paid
\ v, N. Y. 117.15 Thursday, March 4, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
Island- Wide Publications, Inc. price 1 bi - $ 5 per year
Pickets Protest School Closing
Parkway Oaks
Organizes March
a Parkway Oaks PTA
organized picket line protested
the closing of their school or any
other Farmingdale school as they
marched along the sidewalk in
front of the superintendent's
office in Weldon E. Howitt Junior
High School Monday afternoon.
Later a crowd estimated at
almost 300 appeared at the March
Board of Education meeting to
voice their protest « nd pTtBsent* a-
.. petition.
About 70 parents, escorting
their pre- school aged children,
marched on the picket line at
Howitt from 1 to 2 p. m.- Mrs.
Pearl Richman, president of the
Parkway Oaks PTA, said the
protest was quickly organized
last week. The Parkway Oaks
parents feel that the savings from
closing their school would be
" insignificant" compared to the
emotional and educational
hardship that would be imposed
on their children.
During Monday night's school
board meeting, a petition bearing
1,130 signatures was presented to
the board calling for all schools to
stay open next year. They also
asked for a meeting with the
[ Continued on page 12]
Brotherhood
Day Program
This Sunday
The annual observance of
Brotherhood will take place at
the Weldon E. Howitt Jr. High
'. School, Sunday, March 7, at 2 pm.
The program will commence
with a Bicentennial Presentation
by the Girl Scouts, District 7,
followed by the placing of the
colors by Boy Scouts of Troop 514.
Rotarian Gregory Carman will
act as Master of Ceremonies and
Mayor John T. Hallahan will
welcome all to the festivities.
The North Side Elementary
School Chorus will present a
musical variety number from
" Oklahoma" followed by the
appearance of " The Long Island
Banjo Society" under the
direction of John Grant,
president. The Banjo Society will,
present a program of " Oldies"*
for all to join in with singing.
The climax of the afternoon
will be the presentation of the
" Man of rthe Year" award to a
resident of Farmingdale who has
given of himself or herself for the
betterment of the community and
for those who live hetiB.;
This annual program is jointly
sponsored by the Rotary, Lions
and Kiwanis Clubs of Far­mingdale.
The Chairmanship for
1976 is under the direction of the
Rotary Club.
0TB Office
Opens Soon
Nassau OTB announced that it
has signed a lease for its new
branch office in Farmingdale.
The Farmingdale branch is a
vacant, former fabric store at
4747 Hempstead Turnpike.
Nassau OTI i presently has ten
offices with the 10th opening at
260 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, on
Thursday, February 26.
Easa Easa, president of
Nassau Downs, said he expects to
have 14 branches in operation by
the end of March. In addition to
the renovation work at Far
mingdale and New Hyde Park
the county's off- track betting
corporation also has im­provements
underway at
previously announced sites*
MARCHING PICKETS: Parkway Oaks P. T. A. President Pearl Richman stands in the foreground as
members of her group march the picket Use in front of the Superintendent's office at Weldon E. Howitt
Junior High School Monday afternoon. The P. T. A. members were protesting the closing of any of the
Farmingdale's schools next year, Parkway Oaks In particular. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Village Candidates Named
The Liberty Party of the In­corporated
Village of Far­mingdale
officially announced its
candidates for the village elec­tion
on Tuesday, March 16, in the
Village Hall from noon to 9 p. m.
Mayor John T. Hallahan and
Trustee Owen W. Drugan are
running for reelection and
Trustee Fred Rathgaber will be
seeking his first full term.
Rathgaber was named to fill the
vacancy created when Norman
Krasnow resigned to become
Village Clerk- Treasurer,
The Liberty Party is a non­partisan
political party open to
all residents of the Incorporated
Village of Farmingdale.
Mayor John T. Hallahan has
been a member of the Board of
Trustees since 1962 and Mayor
since 1970. Previous to his service
on the board, he served five years
as a member of the Village
Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mayor Hallahan, a graduate of
Union College and Syracuse
Graduate School of Government,
is a vice president of Wyle
Associates, public relations, New
York. He also serves on the
Oyster Bay Town Board of
Ethics.
Fred Rathgaber has been a life
long resident of Farmingdale,
serving the village in many
capacities. He has been a
member and chairman of the
Planning Board and has been
chairman of the Board of Ap­peals.
He has also been a
member of the Farmingdale Fire
Dept. and treasurer of the
[ Continued on page12]
John T. Hallahan Owen W. Drugan Fred Rathgaber
Heart Ball
Postponed
The flu epidemic which has
taken its toll in households across
Long Island has now added this
year's Heart Fund Ball to its list
of victims by forcing a
rescheduling of the annual din­ner-
dance that was supposed to
be held this Friday evening.
Marjorie Pfoh, chairman of the
Farmingdale Heart Fund Drive,
announced that the Heart Fund
Ball, hosted annually by Far­mingdale,
has been postponed. It
will be held Saturday, April 3rd,
instead of March 5th.
" The flu has put a lot of people
in bed and as a result many who
purchased tickets expressed
concern that they might not be
able to attend," Mrs. Pfoh
reported. " We've also had many
people explain to us that they
couldn't purchase tickets at this
time because they or members of
I Continued on page 12]