The-Helm_1964-06-04; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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Voi. 3, No. 38 liiiti.Ted Hs Keion(l-< !l!i8S MHtter,
Post Office, Lynbrook, N. Y. LYNBROOK, N. Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1964 LY 3-1300 100 Per Copy
LIONS SHARE of over $4,000 in Welfare monies collected by the Lyn-brook
Lions Club is distributed to representatives of eight loc^ voluntary
or^a^^litions fn'ihe annual presentation by the service groyp during a
luncheon meeting at the Viking Manor Restaurant in Lynbrook.
Shown with Werner Amelingmeier, Lion^ Glub President (center), are
(1. to r,): Albert Hart, Lynbrook Cerebral Palsy Fund; William Pearsall,
Lynbrook School Health Fund; Brigadier Eastwood of the Salvation Army's
Wayside School for Girls; and Sister Mary Jean, C.I.J., Administrator of
Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre.
The others holding their checks are: Frances Martoglio, American Canccr
Society, Nassau Division; Charles Langdon, Nassau Mental Health Ass'n,
Wert Hempstead uhit; Mrs. Lindsay Kimball, Nassau County Chapter for
Multiple Sclerosis;, and Mr. John Hoyt, Assistant Administrator, South Nas-sau
Communities Ho^ital, Oceanside.
Becker Blasts Propaganda
Against Prayer Amendment
Congressman Frank J. Becker (R.N.Y.) said today that
propaganda coming out of Washington is trying to convey the
impression tliat sentiment is moving toward "opposition" to a
prayer amendment to the Constitution. Becker said, "my own
mail, flooding in from eveiy corner of the nation, does not reflect
this. My checking with many other Members of the House con-firms
my own feelings that pubhc sentiment in favor of an amend-ment
is still running high."
Mr. Becker also stated that "state-ments
being made by Congressman
Celler, Chairman of the House Jn-
/ jry Committee, charging mo
being critical of him for not
hearing my reconnuended witnesses,
are not based upon any fact. Mr.
Celler knows I only sent in a list of
five r(!qnests to the Committe*.'.
Four of these were heard and the
fifth did not appear." Further,
Becker charged that Celler is
throwing up all the;<o "smoke-screens"
and charges ol the "tide
turning" based on "wishful think-hig."
Congressman Becker said that he
did not send in more than five
names of witnesses, who had re-quested
time through his office. "1
refused to submit any furdier names
and referred everyone to their own
Co,ign;ssman or the Committee. I
( making sure tliat Mr. Celler
could not accuse me of helping to
prolong the hearings by insisting on
many witnesses supporting an a-mendment.
Mr. Celler might bo
asked who invited all the oppos-ing
witnesses, particularly iiidivid-
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uals not representing anyone but
their own personal views."
Becker said, "Rather than false
recriminations, all I am interested
in is serving th(i will of the Amer-ican
people. All the words of "tide
turning" propaganda is not going
to stem the flood of support to per-mit
prayer and Bible readijig in
public schools. The American peo-ple
know what has been taken a-way
from them. Tlicy want this
right restored. Congressman Becker
said, "from listening to some of the
witnesses and from television and
liruss reports it ajopears an attempt
is being made to create in the
minds of the people the idea that
'the First Amendment is being
tampered with.'" Nothing is furdier
from the truth. It was the Supremo
Court who tampered with the First
Amendment.
The American people want the
restoration of a right, inherent in
our American tradition for the past
175 years, to permit their childrea
to offer verbal prayers in public
(Continued on page 11)
Legion Dedication P u r c e l l 111 A R o i Up
WAa'^latleterr Potapnchnuk,. CCoommmmaannddeerr., •
Lynbrook American Legion Post
No. .3.35, proudly announced that
the L>iibro()k post has dedicated its
lounge to the late Ernie Morley,
legionjiaire.
Commander Potapchuk stated that
this is the first time the Lynbrook
Post has made a dedication in honor
of one of its members. "We have
many dedicated legionnaires in onr
country who have worked hard to
further the progress of the American
Legion, but not many can surjiass
the efforts put forth by our beloved
comjt-ade Ernest Morley.
"Ernie" came from Brooklyn in
1956 and immediately transfered
his membership to Post No. 335
where he had been active ever
since. Ilis loyalty and bard work is
appreciated by all the members of
the post, and in recognition of his
services, it was unanimously agreed
the lounge be dedicated, "Ernie
Morley Memorial Lounge," as a
1 asting tribute to a tried and true
legionnaire.
Francis T. Purcell, insurgent Republican candidate in the
First Assembly District, swamped A. Frederick Costanzo, the
regular Republican nominee, in the Tuesday primary.
l^urcell's margin of victory was
Lyn. Elks Flag Day
Walter P. Cover, Exalted Ruler
of Lynbrook Lodge 1515 Benevo-lent
and Protective Order of Elks,
today invited the public to attend
the lodge's Flag Day observance to
be held June 18, 1964, at the Elk's
Club, 57 Hempstead Ave., Lyn-brook,
N. Y.
Mr, Cover said that LjTibrook
Lodge will beone of more than
2,000 Elks Lodges across the na-tion
honoring the Flag on the 187th
anniversary of its creation by the
Continental Congress on Jmie 14,
1777.
Exalted Ruler Cover also an-nounced
that his lodge will partici-pate
in tlie July 4th "Let Freedom
Ring" observance. Bells across the
nation will be rung sinniltaneously
to commemorate the 188th anni-versary
of the signing of the Decla-ration
of Independence. The bt;!!
ringing observance, held for the
first time last year, was originated
by two (Connecticut men, Eric
Sloane and Eric Hatch.
Vincent 11. Grocott of Santa Bar-bara,
California, Chairman of the
Ordt^r's Grand Lodge Americanism
Conuuittec, in a letter to Exalted
R U I I . T C^OVCT lugod cooperation in
tlic observance.
"On July 4, 1964, bells will a-gain
sound throughout the land,
proclaiming the joyous messagi* of
frcedoui, "Mr. Grocott said. "'Ilic
support of your hxlge is urgently
needed to insure the success of tliis
l^rogram. Seek out the bells in the
community and arrange for the
ringing of them at the appointed
hour on July 4th. Let's ktnip the
custom of ringing bells on Inde-pendence
Dayr'
Lynbrook Lodge's Flag Day Pro-gram
is under the chairmanship of
George Boyd, Past Exalted Ruler.
nearly 3,000 votes and he will now
take on the Democratic candidate
in November for a seat in the As-sembly.
The vote, seen as a slap at Leader
Joseph Carlino, was not wholly un-expected.
I\ircell, a very popular
former Malverne Mayor, campaig-ned
extensively throughout the dis-trict
and was given a very good
chance to win prior to tlie Primary.
OTHER CANDIDATES
Other than Purcell, all Regular
Republican designees were victor-ious.
in the voting.
Ralph J; Edsell, Jr. defeated in-surgent
Eugene Clavin for the right
to run for the seat being vacat^l
by Congressman Frank J. Becker
in the Fifth Congressional District.
The regular designees for seats on
the County Court, James L. Dow-sey,
Jr., Harold M. Spitzer, and
Michael M. D'Auria all scored
victories.
Prior to the Primary, some sub-terfuge
was attempted by backers
of Eugene Clavin. A telephone cam-paign
was waged ,with callers rep-resenting
themselves as Republican
Club members and urging the back-ing
of "their candidate" Eugene
Clavin. Since Mr. Clavin was de-feated,
it appears that this did
not help him to any great extent.
Gieck Your Lights
Chief Walter V. Waring of the
Lynbrook Police Department, an-nounced
tody that May is the start
of the peak driving season. With the
National Safety Council currently
coriducting their annual safety check
<'ampaign, chief Waring suggested
that it would be a good idea for all
motorists to have their cars checked
for potential mechanical defects and
to have them remedied if any were
found.
Using lights as examples, chief
Waring said that burned-out lights-front,
rear, and turn signal — are the
leading cause for rejection at safety
checks. Furthermore, all drivers in
this area should have their lights
checked each time they get gas. All
they need to do is push on their
brake pedal and pull on their light
switch, and ask the attendant to
check for burnouts.
Everyone who drives at night
has con^ up suddenly on a car
with a bumed-out headlight, tail,
or signal light — and then realizes
why defective lights can cause
accidents.
Most drivers are not aware that
a light may have burned out. The
only way to be csertain that all lights
bum properly is to check then^
frequently. Wliy not check yours?
(State Photos)
PURCELL HONORED: John Bums, State Commissioner for Local
GovenMnmt, (left), and Mayor Stein of Malverne (right), join in honoring
Francw T. Fuix^U in ocremonies held last Smxiay.