Bethpage-Tribune_1971-11-18

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Bethpage-Public tibraty
Island Trees Serving Bethpage - Plainview — Island Trees — Plainedge — Seaford Old Bethpage
Vol. 6 No. 2 Thursday, November 18, 1971 10c par copy
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Photos - In - The - News Yevoli Asks Slate Probe
Of "Oysterman's" Lease
A HOME FOR JOEY-Harriet and t ee Schottland are
wondering if Joey, the cat, will get a good home. The
Schottlands found Joey on the steps of their store
(Bethpage Tool & Hardware) after he was hit by a car
on Broadway. They nursed him back to health and are
now looking for a home for the pretty cat. Anyone in­terested
can call the Schottlands at WE 11621.
Photo by Jerry Augusta
Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Lewis J. Yevoli requested last
week that New York State At­torney
General Louis Lefkowitz
investigate allegations that the
Town of Oyster Bay is losing
hundreds of thousands of dollars
in revenue by allowing a forty
year old lease to go unchallenged.
Yevoli said the charges were
brought to his' attention in a letter
he and town officials received
from a group identifying
themselves as "Citizens for a
Better Government." "The lease
they are alluding to", Yevoli
said, "is now in existance and
was originally executed in 1930,
between the Town of Oyster Bay
and the Oysterman's Dock
Company Limited, lire Town
leased the public lands located at
the foot of Bay Avenue, Oyster
Bay to the Dock Company for a
period of 50 years for a flat fee of
$100 per year. The lease is
renewable and still has 9 years
left before the expiration datz.
There is a dock on the land and
stone barges tie up there and
unload their cargo onto gravel
trucks, where it is then tran­sported
to asphalt plants that use
the stone in road construction
projects."
The "Citizens Group" alleges
that although the town receives
only $100 per year from the
Oystermans Dock Company
under the terms of the 50 year-lease
that the Dock Company in
turn sub-leases the town property
for more than $50,000 per year..
Said Councilman Yevoli "1
have requested that the Town
completely review the lease to
determine:
1. If the lease has been violated
by the Dock Company;
2. What monies if aiiy have
been collected by the leasee;
3. What sub-leases or contracts
if any have been entered into
between the Dock Company and
private parties;
4. What legal action can be
taken by the Town of Oyster Bay
to invalidate the lease;
5. What legal action can be
'taken to recover any monies due
the T o w n s h i p . "Since the
State Attorney General's Office
has much broader powers than
that of local government, I have
sent a similar request to Mr.
Lefkowitz in the hope, that State
and Town officials can work in
coneeiiit'—*<>-- delci'iiilne—"~the
authenticity of the allegations
and put an end to what might be a
blatant violation of the public
trust and recover monies
belonging to the Township and its
taxpayers", Yevoli concluded.
Do Right By Your Bird
LEAF COLLECTION: Oyster Bay Town employee
Charles Russo, left, and Bob Wavra feed leaves into
special leaf vacuum which blows them into the truck.
Cleanup operations, which are part of a Townwide
program, took place along Town roads in the
Massapequa area. Residents are responsible for the
cleanup and bagging of leaves on their own property.
These will be picked up by special trucks on regular
garbage collection days.
Train Kills Two on Motorcycle
Two young men were killed on
South Oyster Bay Road in
Bethpage last night, Nov. 17,
when the motorcycle they were
sharing was struck by an east-bound
train.
Pronounced dead on the scene,
at the railroad crossing north of
Hazel Street, were John Broich,
21, and Ralph Mannina, 19. Both
residents of Wantagh, they were
both training to become auto
mechanics.
According to police sources,
the two were heading South on a
1971 cycle when they were
stopped at the intersection at 6:30
p.m. by an approaching west­bound
train. Despite the lowered
gates and flashing lights in front
of them, police say, the two chose
to drive around the gates and
reach the other side of the
crossing. It was then that they
were hit.
The Thanksgiving Turkey is a
succulent bird when properly
prepared, but it can be dangerous
unless it is handled with care.
The majority of turkeys sold in
supermarkets are dressed,
frozen birds. Few stores still
handle fresh killed and dressed
birds. The frozen turkeys can be
divided into three basic types.
The "Frozen Stuffed Turkey":
the processors of these birds
recommend that they be retailed
frozen. The instructions
specifically state that frozen
stuffed turkeys are to be placed
in the oven without thawing and
they should never be thawed in
the stores.
The trade also carries so-called,
"Self Basting Turkey".
They are not stuffed, but are
similar to other frozen turkeys
with the exception that they
contain a self-basting ingredient,
which is primarily fat. They can
be thawed in the refrigerator
before cooking.
In purchasing a bird, the
consumer should decide whether
she prefers a fresh killed or a
frozen dressed bird. If a frozen
bird is selected, and the.con­sumer
has facilities to thaw the
bird in her refrigerator, we
strongly suggest that she pur­chase
the frozen bird. A thawed
turkey has a limited shelf life
before developing off odors.
Maintaining the bird in the frozen
state until shortly before cooking
should yield a better flavored
product.
Thawing a frozen turkey
properly is very important. Do
not leave it out on the kitchen
table to thaw at room tem­perature.
This method causes the
bird to thaw on the outside but the
inside will remain partially
frozen. This may lead to
trouble. The frozen, unstuffed
turkey should be put in the
refrigerator to thaw out
gradually and thoroughly It may
take more than 24 hours but it is
worth the trouble. In cooking the
frozen stuffed turkeys, sufficent
time should be allowed for
thawing in the oven, and the
inside temperature of the turkey
should be 160 "F or over until the
bird is cooked.
The old established method has
been to cook the dressing or
"stuffing" in the bird. More of­ten,
this method of cooking has
been the principal cause of
foodborne illness; for this reason,
we strongly recommend that the
stuffing be cooked separately.
This also will permit the bird to
cook thoroughly and will
eliminate excessive handling of
the dressing. Don't prepare the
dressing the night before and
leave it out on the kitchen table.
Store it in the refrigerator at a
temperature of 45 F or below.
DO NOT place the cooked
turkey for carving on an area
previously used to prepare the,
uncooked bird. After the turkey
dinner, DO NOT leave the
remaining bird "out to cool"; put
it in the refrigerator when its
surface temperature is down to
140 -J>F.
Builders Offer Scholarship
To celebrate its 50th An­niversary,
the Building Trades
Employers Association of LI
(B.T.E.A.) is establishing a
Construction Education
Scholarship Fund in connection
with its 50th Anniversary Dinner-
Dance Mar.4, 1972, the Grand
Opening event at the new Colonie
Hill dining-meeting-recreauon
complex in Hauppague, LI.
Dinner-Dance chairman Louis
M. Fortunato of Glen Cove is
contributing the initial $1,000 for
scholarship awards in con­struction
or related fields to be
awarded to three students in a
Nassau or Suffolk college or high
school in prizes of $500, $300 and
$200 who write the best 300 to
1,000 words predicition on
"What's Ahead in the Next 50
Years of Building Long Island".
The entries, to be submitted by
Jan 15 at the office of tthe
B.T.E.A., 131 Jericho Turnpike,
Jericho, New York 111753, will be
judged by a panel of Supreme
Court Justice Joseph Suozzi;
Nassau-Suffolk Regional Plan­ning
Commission Executive
Director Lee Koppelman; and LI
Chapter of the American In­stitute
of Architects president
Leon Rosenthal.
Budget Hearing
Two sessions of a public
hearing on the proposed Nassau
County Budget will be held this
month.
Monday, Nov. 29, will be the
date and the hearing will be
called at 2 o'clock adjourning
after all present have been heard.
An evening session follows at 8
p.m.
Supervisor Purcell has advised
those wishing to speak on the
proposed budget to file their
names with the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors.