The-Helm_1967-10-12; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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VOL. 7 NO. 5 E n t e r e d as S e c o n d - C l a s s Matter,
P o s t O f f i c e , Lynbrook, N.Y. THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER, OCTOBER 12, 1967 10 CENTS
THE ANNUAL MEMOR/AL SERVICE OF THE MALVERNE
FIRE DEPARTMENT and Volunteer & Exempt Firemen's
Benevolent Association, Inc. of Malverne, was held on Sunday,
October 8, 1967. Chief barren P. Rasweiler, right, and Cap-tain
Richard Bui loss, left, are shown placing a wreath at the
Memorial Monument across from the Fire House following
services by Rev. Andrew Yoggy at the Community Presby-terian
Church. l(Photo by B o v e)
LYNBROOK
STUDENTS
AWARDED
Iv.r, PeterLeydenlll, Principal
of Lynbrook High School i s proud
to announce that Letters of Com-mendation
honoring them for
their high performance on the
1967 National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test have been award-ed
to seventeen members of Lyn-brook
High School.
Those named Commended Stu-dents
are: ELLEN C, BELL,
SANFORD N. BERLAND, ELLEN
C. BRING, MARY H. COLWAY,
MICHAEL P. COOK, DANIEL M.
DAVIDSON. ELAINE M. GAR-RISON,
RICHARD M. GOL-LANCE,
R. ANN JONES, NANCY
E. KASS, CATHERINE KODO-SKY,
DIANE M.LUCCI,THOMAS
R. RENNA, EUGENE K. ROB-BINS,
ANDREW C. SINCINrrO,
CHARLES D. SUSSWEIN, ANNT,
WOCHINGER.
They a r e among those students
in the United States who scored in
the lipj^r two percent of those
hundreds of thousands taking the
t e s t .
Jolm M. Stalnaker, President
of NJV1.S.C, said "AlthoughCom-mended
students advance no f u r -
ther in the Merit Scholarship
competition, their outstanding
record in a nation wide program
deserves public r e c o g n i t i o n .
Their significant academic at-tainment
gives promise of contin-ued
success in college "
We heartily concur and offer
our congratulations ttf these out-standing
students.
ELKS FUND
Several y e a r s ago the Lynbrook
Lodge of Elks #1515 s t a r t ed a fund
to provide scholarships for the
sons or daughters of members,
living or dead, who wanted to
continue their education but were
unable to do so without as-sistance.
Lynbrook Lodge de-cided
to do something about the
situation and formed a committee
from the Past Exalted Rulers
of the Lodge, who put on a cock-tail
party, entire proceeds of
'v^ch were turned over to the
special Scholarship fund.
•nils year on Sunday, October
15th, at 4:00 P.M., the fourth
such party will be held at the
Clubhouse, 57 Hempstead Ave.,
Lynbrook, all are invited to at-tend
in helping to realize the
goal of scholarship for one or
more deserving youngsters. Last
year four such scholarships were
awarded. Many members of the
towns of Lynbrook, Malverne,
Valley Stream and the Branch
governmental families are mem-bers
of Lynbrook Lodge.
Pie la The Sky
I t ' s net a pie in the sky that
you see flashing at night above
Lynbrook, Neither is it a Sput-
Nick. Rather, it is another in
a s e r i e s of unique campaign in-novation
sponsored by Citizens
for Nickerson.
The message, carried by an
airplane equipped with moving
lights (similar to the messages
which circle the former New York
Times building in Times Square),
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20% TAX CUT
Supervisor Sol Wachtler, the
Republican candidate for County
Executive, revealed last night
the details of his proposal to cut
County taxes 20 per cent.
Under his plan, the 1968 tax
r a t e would be slashed to $2,781
per $100 of assessed valuation
f r om this year's rate of $3.45
per $100.
Key to the reduction is a
$15,592,000 cash surplus which
Wachtler municipal finance ex-p
e r t s say will be on hand at the
end of this fiscal year, based oa
the County's present figures. In
i t s e l f , t h i s would amount to a 19
per cent reduction or $.67 per
$100 of assessed valuation.
Wachtler, according to the
Budget report, sees the re-m
a i ^ r coming through cuts in
" s u r p l u s personnel." He singles
out for reductions the County E x -
ecutive's staff, the Budget staff,
the County Attorney's staff, and
the Office of Administrative S e r v -
ices,
The proposed 1968 budget
Wachtler released showed ex-penditures
for the various func-tions
of government taking into
account all mandatory incre-ments.
The budget statement also an-ticipates
the revenues of the
County based on its own e s -
timates.
Wachtler commented, "This
i s a f a i r , rigidly scrutinized p r o -
posal which reflects a 20 p e r cent
tax cut with no cut in services,
" I have reviewed its contents
carefully, and have consulted the
majority members of the Board
of Supervisors with whom I serve,
"We believe it is a realistic
plan for Nassau County, We are
prepared to pass my recommen-dations
f o r the 1968 budget,
" I challenge the County Ex-ecutive
to either prepare a s i m -
i l a r budget of his own or else
recommend mine to the Board
of Supervisors,
"TTie people of the County d e -
serve relief. My proposal will
accomplish that desirable goal."
Raymond W. Gimmler
The Kiwanls Club of East Rock-away
"Citizen of the Y e a r " din-ner,
honoring Capt. RAYMOND
W, GIMMLER, will be held Tues-day,
October 24, 1967, at Carl
HoppPs in Baldwin.
Capt. Gimmler is the young
man who organized the gigantic
May 13th "Support Our Boys in
Viet-Nam Parade" which re-ceived
world-wide acclaim.
Tickets for dinner, dancing,
and entertainment are $8.00 per
person and may be purchased
f r om Mr. Mike Plzzino LY 9-
7025 or Mr. Joe Brevetti LY 9-
5777.
Sheeser Answers
The N.Y. Times
Speaking before a groi^) of residents present at the October 4th
Village Board meeting, Malverne Mayor William M. Sheeser brought
attention to an a r t i c l e appearing in the Sunday Times Magazine Sec-tion,
October 1st, by Andrew Hacker, r e f e r r i n g to Malverne as a
" s l u m . " The Mayor has asked the HELM-REVIEW to make public
a letter he wrote to the President and Publisher of the New York
Times, Mr. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, refuting the article,
"Dear Sir: On Sunday, October 1, 1967, an a r t i c l e appeared in the
Magazine section of your newspaper, discussingthe so-called *Blaine
Amendment,' This article was written by Andrew Hacker. This a r -
ticle reads, in p a r t as follows: (page 82)
'What i s clear, however, is that the great majority of the poor and
underprivileged will continue to fill the c l a s s e s of the public schools
not only in the larger cities but also in the fast urbanizing suburban
slums of New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Hempstead and Malverne.'
"As a result of this article, I have received many telephone calls
f r om the residents of this Village. Evidently, the author of this
a r t i c l e made the classic mistake of not knowing the f a c t s . Your
newspaper made the same mistake in printing something without
checking the facts,
'*The Incorporated Village of Malverne has absolutely no slums
whatsoever. The community is comprised of middle c l a s s to upper
c l a s s income citizens. So far as I know, t h e r e a r e no persons on
relief in this Village and our service organizations cannot find poor
persons to make donations to within the Village limits. We have no
tumble down shacks or anything else connoting a slum.
" I believe Mr, Hacker and your newspaper owe the residents of
this Village an apology printed in the same section of your paper and
with as much attention as the article Itself.
"Will you kindly acknowledge this letter as soon as possible so
that I can in some way attempt to placate the i r a t e citizens, whose
interest in the " T i m e s " newspaper has been seriously affected.
Very truly yours, William M, Sheeser, Mayor,"
Thomas L. Driscoll, J r . , Deputy Mayor of Malverne, offered a
l e t t e r written to the President of Cornell University, James Perkins,
where Andrew Hacker teaches in the department of government. It
reads: "Dear President Perkins: I am a graduate of Cornell Uni-versity,
(A.B. 1937) and of CorneU Law School (LL, B 1939). I have
always been proud to be a Cornellian. I have participated in Cornell
Alumni activities for many years, having served on the Board of
Governors of the Cornell Club of Nassau County for approximately
20 years, and having held various offices in the Club, including that
of President from 1958-1960. I have also worked on the Secondary
School Committee for the past several years,
•'On Sunday, October 1, 1967, I read an a r t i c l e in the New York
Times Magazine, entitled 'The Blaine Amendment - Yes or No?»
by one Andrew Hacker, who, the footnote Indicated, 'teaches in the
department of government at Cornell.'
"As a Roman Catholic and a resident of the Incorporated Village
of Malverne, I must take issue with Mr. Hacker's negligence in
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CAMPAIGN PLANS were discussed at a recent convention
of the Conservative party at fhe Garden City Hotel. The
guest speaker, Maureen Reagart, right, daughter of Cali-fornia's
governor, is shown being greeted by, from the left,
Maxwell H. Phillips, Conservative candidate for Councilman,
Town of Hempstead, and A. Werner Pleus, Conservative
candidate for County Executive. (Photo by Bove)