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VoL6No.5
Old Bethpage
Thursday, December 9 , 1 9 71 10c par copy
HAPPINESS IS A WARM PUPPY: These two little
girls, Chiemi and Kimi, fell immediately in love with
one of the Christmas puppies available for adoption at
the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter on Beltagh
Avenue in Wantagh. Adoption hours are from 1 to 3
BANK DRAFT:-Chosen to replace two Long Island
National Bank directors, who died in recent weeks, are
Robert W. Stackler (left) of Huntington, and Sidney
Horowitz, (second from left) of East Hills, who are
congratulated by Board Chairman Charles R. Carroll
(right) of Hicksville, as the bank's new president,
James C. Dinkelacker of Cold Spring Harbor look on.
The two new directors replaced the late William E.
Koutensky and Norman C. Godfrey.
Medicare 'Carry-Over'
Provision Is Explained
Doctor bills for October,
November, and December
may in some cases be
counted toward the $50 an­nual
deductible for both
1971 and 1972 under, the
"carry-over" provision of
the medical insurance part
of Medicare, according to
social security officials here.
The deductible is the first
$50 of covered medical ex­penses
accumulated in a
calendar year, a social se­curity
spokesman said.
"Before any payment can
Study Finds
No Job Shortage For Pros
Hundreds of jobs in the
professional, technical and
executive categories in
Nassau and Suffolk
Counties and the
metropolitan area are
unfilled. This was reported
today by the Long Island
Professionals who said
their "job bank" of
vacancies nationally is up
by more than 500 per cent
in five months. During the
same period their
registration of qualified
candidates is up less than
100 percent.
Richard Sell,. a
physicist, and current
holder of tB# routing
directorship of the all-volunteer
- group of
unemployed professionals,
attributed the imbalance
between job vacancies and
qualified candidates to a
lack of knowledge of the
self-help organization and
its work.
"We are getting orders
in all kinds of industry,
trade and service
businesses," Sell said.
"Our problem is attracting
members at the same pace
that we find job vacancies.
For example, as of last
August, we had about 200
jobs to fill. We had only 250
members then. Twenty-eight
were re-employed.
Our membership now
numbers 550, only a 100 per
cent increase, against a
50Q per cent increase in
registered job vacancies*."
Sell said that even with
some problems in mat­ch
i n g p e r s o n n el
qualifications to job
r e q u i r e m e n t s , the
volunteer group has__a
betterthan 18 per cent
record of placement. More
than 95 Long Island
professionals have gone
back to work in the last
five months.
"Many unemployed
professionals have never
heard of us," Sell ex­plained.
We have no
budget for advertising~in
fact no budget at all. We
charge no service fee to
either our members or
employers. Our only
request is for four hours of
work per week from each
member and only while he
is unemployed. Our office
space and telephone
service are supplied by the
NY. State Employment
Service ;at their
Professional Placement
Office at 303 Old Country
Road in Hicksville: We
have the jobs. We heed the
people."
Catholic Charities Opens Christmas Drive
be made by Medicare," he
said, "your record must
show that you have met
your deductible. So, as soon,
as your bills come to $50,
attach them to a 'Request
for Medicare Payment' form
and send them to the carrier
that handles your Medicare
claims."
The "carry-over" rule
helps the beneficiary who
might otherwise have to pay
the $50 deductible twice in
a :-4iort period of time—at
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"No one can be spared from all
trouble, grief and heartache. But
everyone agrees it is especially
tragic to be in trouble at
Christmas."
With these words, the annual
Christmas Family Fund spon­sored
by Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Rockville Centre was
launched by the Rev. Robert
Emmet Fagan, Executive
Director of Catholic Charities.
The program, since its beginning
in. 1958, has aided many Long
Island families stricken by
economic, health and other
calamities during the Christmas
Season.
Last year at Christmas time
the Christmas Family Fund
helped 2,041 families accounting
for 12,332 persons.
"The money collected in this
Appeal each year goes to persons
who otherwise would face the
probability of having a bleak and
unhappy Christmas Season,"
Father Fagan explained.
He emphasized that help is
provided by Catholic Charities
without regard to race, religion
or national origin. "Our only
criterion is need," Father Fagan
said.
John L. Sullivan, director of the
Family Service Division of
Catholic Charities said that the
severe unemployment problem
on Long Island continues to
render great hardships on some
families. Others who are helped
through the Christmas Family
Fund are aged shut - ins in need
of food and care; people
struggling to be independent and
to stay off welfare with no funds
to make Christmas a little dif­ferent
from any other time of the
year; large families suddenly
beset by severe and fatal
illnesses to either or both
parents; families victimized by
tragedies such as fires or ac­cidents
during the Christmas
Season.
With so many people in trouble
at Christmas time, Father Fagan
called on the more fortunate
families on Long Island "to open
your hearts and help make
Christmas a little more joyful for
those troubled people who might
be your neighbors on the block, or
perhaps next year you."
He added that "God will bless
all who give to the Christmas
Family Fund keeping in mind the
words of Christ "AS LONG AS
YOU DID IT FOR ONE OF
THESE THE LEAST OF MY
BRETHREN, YOU DID IT FOR
ME."
Mr. Sullivan requested that
persons who wish to make a
Christmas gift to their less for­tunate
brothers may send their
contribution to:
Christmas Family Fund
Catholic Charities Central Office
50 N. Park Avenue
Rockville Centre, New York 11571
...THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY soars through a scene from "Tne
Nutcracker" by Tschaikovsky. Selections from the classic ballet will
be preformed by apprentice members and guests stars from the
Eglevsky Ballet Company in the Babylon Chorale's Christmas
Concert Saturday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. in the North Babylon High
School Christmas music in addition to the "Nutcracker Suite".
Tickets will be aviable at the door at $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for
students or may be purchased in advance from Babylon Chorale
members in Bethpage, Adelaide Ferguson and Edna Kaufmaiui.