The-Helm_1963-08-15; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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•Hewlett 'East Rockaway •Lynbrook •Malverne
Vol. 2, No. 18 K r U e r e d a s S e c o n r l - O l a s s M a t t e r,
P o s t O f f i c e , L y n b r o o k , N . T . LYNBROOK, N. Y., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1963 10^ Per Copy
Lynbrook Police Department Promotes Two Allen Says No'
To Rehearing
Dr. James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education turned down
the request of the Malverne School Board to re-open the case in
which he ruled that School District # 12 adopt the Princeton Plan.
In his announcement last Tuesday, Allen furtheF ordered the
School Board to proceed with, his original decision.
The Malverne School Board had
T w o ^ ^ jQifietingJaab Moi^d^. ndi^^ one
to officer rank and one t a Serjeant, Maj^r t^rge^^^^^ "swore in" Sgt, Fr^npis Tiern^y as Lieu-tenant
and Ptl. William Knipfing as Sergeant. Coni^atulations and kisses are bestowed by Mrs. KiiipifiBg (left)
and Mrs. Tiemey after the ceremony. (HELM'photo by Cribbin)
Frisina Denies Charges^ Accuses
Weekly of Printing Half Truths
R. Warren Frisina, former Superintendent of Buildings for the Village of Lynbrook denied
the charges made by a local weekly newspaper that he was fired from his position and accused
the newspaper of printing half truths. In a statement given to the HELM, Frisina said:
"Last week a Lynbrook weekly ^
published an article concerning my
employment with another munici- ^^ ^ ^^^ accepted. The the Mayor and Board of Trustees
pality. As per usual, this newspaper ^^ I was notified the of the Village of Lynbrook for the
has printed a verv distorted story, Pos'^ion was mine. On July 29 I ac- past nine years. It was not only a
based on either half trutlis or mis- ^he position which also gave pleasant relationship, but an inform-ipformation.
I am writing this re- increase in salary (not a de- ative one. I have received considera-
J b o n s e to give the people of Lyn- ^^^^^^ ^^ viciously stated in this lo- tions from the Mayor and Board of
" ^ o o k a true and undistorted picture ^^^ weekly's editorial). Trustees second to none when com-in
this matter. This is in no way an Wants Time To Study neighboring vil-apology
nor an excuse for all action "I give the chronological break- ^^^^ building departments. I do
taken in this personal matter. It is down of events only to prove the ^ rendered a good job in re-only
an explanation so that a clear statements in the Lynbrook weekly
story is presented. are incorrect. I was not fired fr<ftm ^ "P' ™
"On June 17, 1963 at an execu- my position nor was undue pressure ^V ^P^mon, a very poor job of re-tive
session of the Mayor and Board brought t.pon me to resign. In fact \
of Trustees I tendered my resigna- I must state, in all fairness, the re- f", f'^^^ts before a
. . 1 . r . T T 1 1 ^ -1. story IS pnnted. I know the people
tion. At the time J resigned I had a verse was true. Mayor Mangravite „ J , . ^ , . T , ,
„ . . , ^ ^ 1. 1.1 I c 1 i. "r this village will not be misled by
firm commitment w th T.F. Con- spent three quarters of an hour try- , i .. . t j i
, ^ , , r -1. • T 1 ij 4. poorly reported stories. I do know
tractmg Co. to work tor them as a mg to convince me I should not ., - ... j „ ,
r I-, . ^ 1 .1 1 Tj -1 1 present Mayor and Board
field superuitendent at a consider- leave. However, my mind was made j. „ . / ^ . .
, , . , ^ 1 T 1 c.. .1, 1 £ 4.1 X711 "r Trustees are the best this village
able increase in salary, I accepted np- I left the employ of the Village , i i t^i ..u i i. i
. , . r , . r T 1 1 1 1 T J 1 Pver had. They are the best be-this
position because I felt it was or Lynbrook only because I needed r • c .. • ^ • i
, ,, .1 1 4.- 4 .. T cause of their foremost integrity and
m the best interest ot my faun y and more time to resume my studies , , 4.1 ,
^ 4- 1 • •! • • 1 diligence and because they work
myself. toward mv civil engineering degree . ..1 ^ • . ^
, . , . 1 111- i- nr .4.1 "ot with a personal motive m mind
After having made my commit- and P.K. license. My position with i 1 ..1
^ 4. T • , r • 4.1 xr-11 r T i i j-i 4. With concern for village
Jnents I was apprised of an opening the Village of Lynbrook did not .. i -n i P. »
.W. ,, . . 1 . ,,, , n- 1 14- f 4i • 1 4.1 matters and village benefits.'
' m another municii^iility in West- airord mncJi time tor this and the
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look into it. I did, and tlie offer did. However, when the position • TIIK* I
made was very interesting. 1 investi- was discussed with the Village of LLI I I1IS ISSUG
gated this position aroimd July 15 Mt. Kisco I found 1 ]iad even more O I I R N n
(almost a month after my resigna- time for niy family and studies, Calendar Or E v e n t s Page 2
ti(m and announcement that I was traveling time included. Tliis, and g(Jj;tori'il Page 4
leaving to go out into the construc- only this, is the reason I left the ' ®
tion field). On July 18lh, 1963 an in- Village employ. I do not deny the Harvey News .... P a g e 4
terview was given me by the Mt. increase in salary made the pie
Kisco Village Board, Village Coun- sweeter. Thought for the W e e k Page 5
sel and Village Manager. After the Praises Board
interview of an hour and a half I "I wish to state publicly at. this Classified Page 7
was told I would be notified at a time I have enjoyed working with
asked for re-hearing because they
have additional evidence that was
not available at the time the original
case was heard and they also ac-.
cused Allen of violating the law in
issuing his directive.
A spokesman for the school board
said that an official statement could
not be made by the board at this
time as they were waiting to receive
the text of Allen's statement. "After
it is received and the board and
counsel digest it, we will make
known our decision and future ac-tions."
he .said.
Day In Court
Charles Reardon, President of
"TAPj said that his organization ex-pected
Allen to turn down the school
board's request for a rehearing. He
pointed out that a day before Allen
made his decision a spokesman for
Allen was quoted by a daily paper
as saying that Allen would not re-open
the case.
Reardon went on to say that TAP
will vvait until the school board
makes an announcement before his
group takes action. He stated that
a letter was filed with the board on
Tuesday night reaffirming their posi-tion
that legal action will be taken
by TAP to preserve the Neighbor-hood
School Concept. He charged
that Allen's ruling was unconstitu-tional
and said that Allen hq^d
official status, that his position was
by appointment and that he had no
legal right to issue the June 12 order
to the Malverne School Board. "The
residents and parents of School Dis-trict
12, must have their Day in
Court," he said.
New Alert Policy Insfituted
By County Civil Defense
A new Alert policy, based on the principle of taking the best
cover aaailable at the sounding of a Civil Defense Alert signal,
has been instituted by the Nassau County Office of Civil De-fense.
The policy is in line with a recent state directive on Civil
Defense alerts.
General Joseph A. Bulger, Nassau
CD Director, said that in the event
an Alert signal is sounded, all per-sons
inside a "building should STAY
WHERE THEY ARE. They are
urged to take the best cover they
can find in the building and listen
to further instructions on radio and
television. Persons who are out of
doors are asked to seek the best in-side
shelter immediately available.
They are also urged to tune in on
radio or television if it is possible
for them to do so.
New Broadcast System
Previously, Civil Defense instruc-tions
to the public were issued only
on Conelrad frequencies (640 and
1240). A new Emergency Broadcast
System (EBC) replaced Conelrad on
August 5th. Many stations are mem-bers
of tlie EBS and in the event
of emergency,, will transmit emer-gency
federal information to the
public on their regular frequencies.
Non-inembcr stations will advise
listeners and viewers to tune to
member stations and then go silent.
General Bulger said that local in-structions
for Nassau County resi-dents
M'ill be transmitted over radio
stations WGBB (640 on your di-al)
and WHI.I (1100 on your dial).
A Civil Defense Alert signal is a
three-minute steady blast on the
sirens which are strategically placed
in all sections of the county.
Tribute Paid
Sister Marie Thomas, I.H.M.,
Principal of St. Raymond's School,
East Rockaway for the past six years,
will assume a new principalship at
Queen of the Martyrs School in
Forest Hills after Labor Day.
Tribute was paid to Sister Marie
Thomas at all of the Masses at St.
Raymond's Chureh on Sunday, Au-gust
11.
A welcome was also extended to
the new Principal, Sister Helene,
I.H.M, There are 1,100 students en-rolled
at St. Raymond's.
Swimming Pool
Score
Results to date in The HELM
sponsored poll for a Comnnmity
Swimming Pool for Lynbrook shows
that residents want a pool. Residents
are voting 10 to 1 in favor of a i>ool.
I f you haven't submitted your bal-lot,
see page two for infonnation.