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Serving Bethpage - Plainview - Island Trees - Plainedge - Sea ford
Vol. 3 No. 22
Thursday, March 27, 1969
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From i Congressman
| The Publisher's DeskjWolff Wars On
trading Stamps i i i I I I I
A Call For Decency
American Youth, are getting fed up on the ever-increasing
diet of filth, pornography and the whole
menu of entertainment garbage that has been the
public fare the past decade.
We were absolutely delighted to read about the
Youth Rally called by Mike Levesque, 17 a senior at
Miami Springs High School. Over 30,000 youngsters
and adults jammed the Miami Bowl and made a
demonstration for a "Call For Decency." Mike's
idea grew out of a discussion of tenagers on the "low-grade
filth' in todays so-called entertainment field. We
have been subsidizing these "no-talent" misfits who
try to take over T.V., Broadway; Hollywood, the
paperback books, magazines and news media.
Apparently pur "-spineless generation" has to be
shown the way by our youth! They don't want this
tripe! It has been shoved in front of them from all
angles.—
While we sit and tolerate the whole messy situation --<
thank God the kids have the courage to take a
positive stand!
District Attorney Bill Cahn should be jumping up and
down for joy! His department has been trying to crack
down on this garbage for years! Now maybe he will get
some public support for his courageous efforts.
It is refreshing to know that our young people still
care about "old-fashioned" things like the " "Five
Virtues "—Belief in God and that He loves us, love of
our planet and our country, love of our family,
reverence for one's sexuality and equality for all men!
Let us help this idea to "snowball across the Nation"
as Jackie Gleason said when he appeared at the Rally.
It is about time to put in a long, loud call for
Decency!
Bethpage Bailiwick
by Muriel Taylor
The Bethpage Board of
Education's regular monthly
meeting took place on Tuesday,
March25th, and the following is a
factual report of the action taken.
The meeting was opened at 8:30
p.m. by President Lee Hilton; all
Board members were present.
The minutes were approved with
correction.
Communications included: A.
Letter from BOCES, Annual
Meeting, April 1st at Westbury
High School - Each School Board
has five votes if five board
members present; if less" than
five attend, one vote for each at
meeting; Agenda includes
nominations and elections to
BOCES Board; most Bethpage
board members to attend. B.
Budget Voting to be formalized,
June 10th & 11th, 1969 - Motion
passed that henceforth second
Tuesday of June would be date of
Annual Meeting. C. Information
on' Teacher Representation
Election held today at 2:30 - 4:30
pm - Out of 378 eligible voters, 346
votes were cast; the Federation
received 191 and BTA received
152 (1 challenged ballot and 2
unmarked ballots among votes.)
D. Teacher Recognition Day to be
May 20th; Mr. Coyle accepted
chairmanship.
Superintendent's Report in­cluded:
A. Personnel. B. Tran­sportation
Request: C. Adult
Education Report - Italian and
Woodworking classes to be
continued though below
s p e c i i f i e d a t t e n d a n ce
requirement. D. TEC (Research
branch of BOCES) Membership -
Unanimous decision to join but
not pay fee in excess of $3900 for
year. E. Payroll - Board decided
by 4-3 vote to have Dr. Larsen
offer to mail paychecks on April
9th to any teacher who submits
self-addressed stamped envelope
(as regular payday - April 11th
falls within Easter recess.) F.
Additional Substitute list.— G.
Payment of Bills - Last month
(see Bailiwick Column - Feb.
27th) Board rejected par­ticipation
in BOCES Film
Library Services. Revised
proposal submitted at lower fee
(Continued on Page h
WASHINGTON, MARCH 19 -
Rep. Lester L. Wolff, pushing for
Congressional action on his
legislation to provide the
housewife with the option of
redeeming trading stamps for
cash, today said that Sand H
Green Stamps Company had
acknowledged that stamps add
two percent to food costs in stores
that give stamps.
In a speech prepared for
delivery on the Floor of the
House, Wolff cited an SandH
statement that a family spending
$40 a week for groceries will have
$50 worth of stamps at the end of
one year.'
Wolff said, "Why then, it must
be asked, is the housewife denied
the_ reasonable option of
redeeming her stamps for cash if
she chooses not to accept
premium gifts?"
Wolff's trading stamp
legislation, which he rein­troduced
today in a modified
version, does not seek to do away
with trading stamps. Rather its
principle feature is to require
that trading stamp companies
permit consumers to receive
cash for stamps. Wolff said:
"Not only should redemption
for cash be achieved promptly, it
is also essential that the stamp
companies be required to place a
real value on each trading stamp.
This value must be based on the
approximately two percent
stamps add to food costs.
"Allowing for the standard
practice of issuing one stamp for
every ten cents spent, this would
make each stamp Worth ap­proximately
1 5 of one cent. It is
only fair that each stamp be
redeemable at this face value
instead of the significantly less
value attached to the stamps for
the redemption in premiums.
"It is unexcusable to require
the housewife to pay the added-on
cost of trading stamps and then to
deny fair redemption of those
stamps. The Congress must act
promptly and release the
housewife from the shackles of
the trading stamp companies."
Bunny Brigades
On March 29th, hundreds of
young members of 4-H Clubs in
Plainview, Bethpage and parts of
North Massapequa • will be
hopping around local shopping
centers to help raise funds for
disabled children.
Mrs. Roberta Cameron of
North Massapequa has been
named chairman of this year's
Plainview Lily Tag Day Event
and Mrs. Ann Stachjek of Beth­page
is chairing the ^Bethpage
Bunny March. Approximately
thirty 4-H Clubs are joining in the
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Signs Of Spri
Thrilling aerial acts, trained Bengal tigers, Indian
bareback riders, clowns, elephants and a host of other
circus acts will be on display when the 12th annual Is­land
Garden circus opens in West Hempstead on Satur­day,
March 29. Forty performances are scheduled
during the 16-day run which concludes on Sunday,
April 13.
Highlights include: Zoppe Indian Bareback
Riders...The Flying Valentines, with Ray Valentine,
Jr. doing the triple somersault...Les Blocks High Wire
Act from France...Hawthorne's Bengal Tigers...Six
Frielanis, Cycling Acrobatic Stars...Gretha Frisk,
Aerialist Supreme...Gerard Soules and his French
Poodle Mannequins.
Show times are: Weekdays, 2 and 8 p.m.; Saturdays,
10:30 a.m., 2 and 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 and 5 p.m. There
will also be a morning show at 10:30 a.m. each day
from April 7 thru April 12.
Tickets are on sale now at Island Garden, 500 Hemp­stead
Turnpike, West Hempstead. Children under 12
are half price for all evening shows.
Free admission to the circus for approximately 5,000
guests from children's, veterans' and state hospitals,
as well as orphanages, is being provided by Island
Garden management. All groups of this nature are in­vited
to attend an evening performance of this spectac­ular
circus. Just contact the Garden for date reser­vations..
•
FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT of
the Nassau-Suffolk Group of the^
New York State Safe Deposit As-*
sociation is Mrs. Evelyn B.
Ryeck, secretary and public re­lations
officer of Roslyn Savings
Bank. Mrs. Ryeck, a resident of
Glen Head, was elected March 27.
She holds numerous other offices
and committee memberships in
other banking organizations and
has been particularly active in
the Savings Bank Women of New
York. Edna M. Stoeckler of Al-bertson,
also of Roslyn Savings
Bank, was named third vice
president, as well as secretary, of
Mrs. Evelyn B. Ryeck the Association.