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Vol. 3 No. 23 Thursday, April 3, 19€f9 lOf p»r copy
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• ; • : • < From
The Publisher's Desk
Rep. Lester L. Wolff last week
introduced legislation to provide
servicemen stationed in and
around Korea with tax deduc­tions
comparable to those en-jjerving
in Vietnam.
^•^cT'lS^' t n e legis'at'on w as
es^ary because of "the
unhappy fact that Korea con­tinues
to be a hostile area."
Wolff made the following
statement on the Floor of the
House in introducing his
legislation:
"Our tax laws provide ap­propriate
benefits to servicemen
stationed in and around Vietnam.
But, inexplicably, those same tax
laws do not provide similar
benefits to .servieemen~~in- *"**
around Korea.
"The unhappy fact is tnai
Korea continues to be a hostile
area in which the tenuous peace
is often broken by attacks near
the demilitarized zone. And, of
course, the ill-fated Pueblo
mission is evidence of the
potential danger that can befall
servicemen on ships in the waters
around Korea.
"It is only appropriate that we
accord servicemen facing danger
in Korea the same benefits ac­corded
to servicemen' facing
danger in Vietnam. I trust my
colleagues will agree on the need
for this legislation and I urge
prompt action by the Congress."
Free copies of the 1969 GUIDE
TO LONG ISLAND SALTWATER
FISHING can be had by writing to
Nfystic Islands, Tuckerfon, New
Jersey 08087 and enclosing a
B^r-Sadresaed stamped envel­ope.
The guide features a fish­ing
map and a chart that tells
where the specific species are
found, seasons for various types,
correct bait and tackle to use,
and other information.
Rising Expenses Boost
Plainedge Library Budget
The Board of Trustees of
the Plainedge Public Library ap­proved
its 1969/70 budget pro­posal
last Thursday night (March
27). The new budget, totaling
$275,850, will carry a rate of
.657 per $100 of assessed val­uation
after adjustment for
$10,000 in surplus, $6,000 in
fines and fees and $100 state
aid.
Specific areas of increase in­clude,
salaries, employee bene­fits,
maintenance and utilities.
The rise in salarys from
$103,567 to $137,900 includes
mandated increases, adjustment
of scales to improve the library s
competitive position in seekuig
staff, and provides for the addi­tion
of two. clerical and one li­brarian's
positions. The new
positions are required to keep
up with the tremendous surge
of use which has occurred stace
the opening of the new building
and to maintain adequate levels
of service. ,
Employee benefits rose to
Library Staff
Bookbinding
Book and Office Supplies
Insurance
Equipment
Utilities
Maintenance _ ,
Memberships, Conferences, Travel
Legal and Audit
Community Information
Postage
Miscellaneous
Contingency
TOTAL
LESS; Anticipated fines and fees
LESS: Anticipated surplus
LESS: State Aid
To be raised by taxatior
$21,500 from $13,450 mainly as
a result of a recent change which
mandates full payment of retire­ment
for all employees.
Utilities will go from $9800
to $12,250 based on a 12-month
year. The library occupied its
new building for only 10 months
of the current budget year,
library officials pointed out.
Maintenance accounts for the
remaining significant rise, going
from $9,850 to $18,300. This
increase is attributed to the fact
that the 1-year guarantees on all
mechanical equipment expire this
summer requiring the purchase
of annual service contracts.
All other budget items are
essentially the same as 1968/69.
In another action the trustees
decided not to proceed with plans
for a library bus as the result
of a sampling of opinion taken
last week. The library had dis­tributed
3500 questionnaires and
on the basis of nearly 1,000 r e ­plies
the board determined that
the proposal has insufficient sup­port
in the community.
1968/69 1969/70
$ 103,567 $ 137,900
' 13,450
53,275
1,500
5,000
3,000
1,000
9,850
13,000
750
700
5,300
1,250
1,000
6.000.
$ 218,642
3,500
3,000
.1Q.Q-
$ 212,042
Petito Wins
GOP Approval
TOB Supervisor Michael N.
Petito received Republican party
support Tuesday night for a
Family Court judgeship.
Petito, a Democrat, had
previously been endorsed by his
own party to succeed to the
33,000-a-year post being vacated
by retiring Judge Elizabeth Bass
Golding.
The Supervisor, a three-time
winner in Oyster Bay and a lonely
Democrat in the GOP-dominated
Town Government, announced
his decision to seek the judgeship -
to his fellow Democrats at a
candidates' forum last week.
Petito cited personal and
family considerations as the
major factors inclining him not to
run for supervisor again. The
decision was not an easy one:
••Co^say that such a decision is
simple is in direct defiance of the
facts. It is never easy to decide in
what way we are best suited to
continue in public life."
In receiving the achievements
of his administration, Petito
pointed out that "With our
presence in town government, we
have been able to provide fiscal
stability in Oyster Bay when the
rest of the county, was unable to
accomplish this."
"I ani proud of my record as
the Democratic Supervisor of
your town . .1 am proud of the
renewed attention that has been
given to planning and zoning
during my administration.. .1 am
proud of the reforms that I
proposed which brought an end to
an era of political inefficiency in
local government. . .1 am proud
of the efforts in my three terms of
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Sya^^^^ti^Eixe^n^H. Nickereon, for their
work on the LM. (Lunar Module). Accepting the
award is Jack Rettaliata, of 76 Argyle Ave., Baby­lon,
Vice-President of Grumman.
TO BAY AMERICANS
The Tobay Americans have
completed their most successful
season with a record of 14 wins, 2
defeats and one tie. The
Americans compiled this im­pressive
record while traveling
throughout the Metropolitan
area, ((including frequent trips
to New Jersey and Connecticut).
The highlight of the season
came in a game against the West
Point squad, when the Americans
outskated the Pointers 3-2.
The success of the Tobay
Americans is a direct reflection
on the Town's Ice Hockey
program. All of the American
players were drawn from the
ranks of the hockey program,
which has been running for three
years.
Commissioner Charles Millner
predicts even greater progress in
the coming years because of the
"Pee Wee" program. This
program has attracted children
between the ages of six through
ten who were never, in an
organized ice hockey league.
Millner pointed out that when
these children come of age in a
few years the program will be
reaching its full capacity.
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Estimated Tax Kate per $100 assessed valuation .541
21,500
59,950
2.000
6,900
3,700
1,000
12,250
18,300
1,150
700
6,000
1,500
1,000
2f000
$275,850
6,000
10,000
$259^50
.657
TOBAY BARNSTORMERS - Today Americans, Oyster Bay Town ^ r e ^
tion Department's traveling hockey team recently completed their first
fuU seasonTith a 14-2-1 record. The Americans consisting of players
drawn from the townte ice hockey program, traveled throughout the Met-
S t a n area including New Jersey and Connecticut to f ^ ° £ * ? £
m i s s i v e record. They are, top row. left to right. Asst. Coach Dick
Minervini, Mike Howe. Glenn Millner, Glenn Aldrich. Steve Jackmuff, John
Sdlowski and/Tom Cotou; Front row, Chris Blohm. Bill Alonge, Ray See-back
Mark Levine, Alan Ashenfarb. Bill Arians. Dick Minervini and coach
Paut sleback MISSING FROM PICTURE; Chris Fisher, Mike O'Toole.
and Glenn Casamassa.