The-Helm_1963-05-02; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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TRAGEDY STRIKES LYNBROOK
Two Dead/Two Critical
In Fire Truck Crash
To Conduct
Volunteer fireman John Gazza
of Lynbrook Engine Company No.
Cosanza)
of Lynbrook Hose Company No. 1 washes away spilled gasoline from truck
1, following the tragic accident that claimed two lives. (Helm Photo by
E. Rockaway Starts
Student Exchange
With South America
East Rockaway High School is
again launching a foreign exchange
program ~ starting in^ie summer of
1963.
program, under the chair-manship
of Mr. Joseph DelGiomo,
is in accMM-dance with the terms
of the International Fellowships Inc.
It is a reciprocal agreement where-by
East RcK'kaway sends students
to selected South American coun-tries
for a three month period which
covers siunrner vacation, and they
send a like amount of students to
our coinmimity during the following
school term, and for the same
amount of time.
East Rockaway has also been ac-tive
in American Field Service and
the H(!rald Tribune foreign ex-change
program, in an eflort to
yjj^note peace tlirough understand-
Lynbrook, April 30 Fund
The "Lynbrook, April 30th Fund" has been established for
the four families affected by the t r a g e d y on that day.
Volunteer Fireman Joseph Reid is chairman of the project.
The drive will be coordinated through the offices of the HELM.
A l l monies raised will be divided between the four families.
Residents of Lynbrook a n d the surrounding communities
w h o w i s h to contribute, m a y make their checks p a y a b l e to "Lyn-brook,
April 30th Fund" a n d mail them, c / o The HELM, 2 Broad-w
a y , Lynbrook, N. Y.
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East Rockaway Starts Proceedings
To Acquire Fishermans Wharf
Tlie Village of E a s t Rockaway has instituted condemnation
proceedings to acquire the property formerly occupied by "Fish-erman's
W h a r f " for a village park.
Fislterman's Wharf (i^nnerly the
Youth Day
Lyn1)ro()k Mayor George H. Mnn-gravite
has proclaimed Saturday,
May 4 as Youtli Day in the village
to honor America's Junior C:ili/ens
for their accomplishments. This is
the day designated by the Lynbrook
Elks to salute the children of the
community.
Parades, athletic conipetitions and
priz<!S for the kids will be supplied
by the Elks at their annual Youth
I ^ y at Greis Park .
White Cannon Inn) was gutted and
destroyed by fire last Friday niglit.
According to Village Attorney W.
Wesley Hill, action was taken by
the Village Board at a special meet-ing
this past Monday. The board
unanimously voted to acciuire the
property. On. their nistructions, Mr.
Hill started the proceedings Tues-day.
The \illage plans to landscape
tlic area, put in benches and also
designate areas along the bulk head
for fishing spots. Historically, the
area is known as the spot where
sailing shi])s use to ply their trade.
M O T H E R - D A U G H T E R DINNER
The Lutheran Church women of
St. John's Lutheran Church, Lyn-brook,
are sponsoring u Mother-
Daughter Dinner, Sunday, May 5th,
at Christ Episcopal Church, Blake
antl Hempstead Avenues at 5 p.m.
Mrs. Wilma Weiser is Chairman.
N O T I CE
Due to the heavy increase of
local news, many of our weekly fea-tures
had to be omitted this week.
They'll be back, space pennitting in
next week's issue.
Maybe Meters Are the Answer
A collision between two Lynbrook fire trucks responding to a
call resulted in the death of school crof.sing guard, a mother of
three children, and a volunteer fireman, last Tuesday, April 30th.
Killed instantly was Mrs. l^osalie Roy, 37, of 213 Sherman St.,
Lynbrook and William Koch, 64 Marion St., Lynbrook who died
later at Mercy Hospital. Fireman Peter Moody, 14 Marion St.,
and Joseph Fischer, 21 Marion St. are still in critical condition
at the hospital.
An eyewitness to the accident,
14 year old Thomas Cronin, a mem-ber
of Explorer Journalism Post
#388, was waiting for a friend,
Steven Maroney, prior to return-ing
to school from lunch hour,
Cronin said "I watched the truck
going up Hempstead ave., when
from out of nowhere another fire
truck suddenly shot out of Penin-sula
Blvd. There was a crash and
I saw bodies flying in the air. I ran
into Dr. Maroney's office (a dentist
at 20 Hempstead ave.) to get aid,
but he had already heard and seen
the crash from his window and was
telephoning for help."
Other •witnesses said that Mrs.
Roy had just brought a group of
children to the southeast corner of
Hempstead and Peninsula and had
returned to the north side minutes
before the accident.
Besides the two firemen on the
critical list; Peter Skeris, 114 Steven-son
St., was treated at the hospital
and released. Six others were treat-ed
at the scene.
One of the trucks, the Tally
Ho Co. was heading east on Pen-insula.
The other. Hose Co. No. 1,
was northbound on Hempstead.
Witnesses said that Mrs. Roy had
stopi)ed traffic to let the fire appar-atus
pass.
The fire to which they were
resiwnding was caused by a small
explosion in a furnace which blew
off doors, causing smoke in a pri-vate
house at 331 Earle ave., Lyn-brook.
The Rosary will be said for Mrs.
Roy Thursday evening, May 2, at
the Flinch and Bruns Funeral Home
with a requiem mass being oflered
at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady
of Peace R.C. Church.
Fraternal services for Mr. Koch
will be Tluu-sday at tlie Jolm C.
Perry Fun(>ral Home. A reciuieui
mass will be said at 10:45 a.m. at
St. Raymond's R.C. Church on Fri-day.
The audience at the May 11 con-cert
of the Lynbrook Philharmonic
Orchestra will see a refreshing
change in roles when Emanuel
Vardi, conductor of the orchestra,
will appear as viola soloist in Allen's
Shulman's "Theme and Variations,"
while Mr. Shulman (shown above)
conducts.
This final concert of the veiy suc-cessful
season enjoyed by the L j t i -
brook Philharmonic will also include
the "Ronnan Carnival" overture by
Berlioz, and Beethoven's "Seventh"
Symphony. Mr. Vardi will conduct
these works.
Dr. Edward L. Heth, president
of the LPO, annoimced that Mrs.
Jack Bobbins will be chairman of
the 1963-64 subscription drive which
will begin at this last concert. Prices
for the season subscriptions for the
four concert series will remain un-changed:
$4.00 for adults, $2.00 for
students, or $10.00 for a family.
Door admissions at the May 11 con-cert
is $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for
students.
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In contrast to last week's photo that the HE1.M ran on the UNMETERED
Foi-est Ave. Piu-king field, this photo of the METERED field at the corner
of Langdou Place and Broadway shows that shoijpers might prefer to pay
for their parking. The picture was taken on Monday afternoon, April
and shows the field nearly filled to capacity. These meters seem to be
crying out: "Please Mr. Mayor, don't pull us out'.l" (HELM Photo)
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Incliistrial Luiiclieoii
The Industrial Division of tlui
Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce
will liolcl its annual lunclu'ou
Tuesday, May 28th, it was
nouncvd by Brit Connors, chairman.
Industrial firms in Lynbrook wish-ing
to make reservations for the
afl'air are asked to contact Mr. Con-runs
a t ' L Y 9-1155 or Mr. Frank
Kcstcrman at LY 3-7474.