The-Helm_1968-08-22; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK MALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL. 7 NO. 50 Entered as Second-Class Matter
Post Office, Lynbrook, N.Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1968 IOC
Commuter Power
"COMMUTER POWER" - Lynbrook LIRR "Dashing Dans" sign petitions circulated by State Senator
Norman F. Lent calling for improved LIRR commuter service. Photo shows (left to right), Daniel Kik-kert,
Chairman of the newly formed Commuter Action Committee; Senator Lent and Leo F. McGinity,
Republican Assembly hopeful.
40tli Anniversary
with Meadowbrook — now Na-tional
Bank of North America)
as a temporary secretary, she
moved steadily up the ranks —
bookkeeper, teller, head teller,
assistant cashier, assistant vice
president and vice president.
Over the years, Mrs. Woolsey
has served with a host of com-munity
organizations in Lyn-brook.
Last year she received
the "woman of the year" award
from tlie Lynbrook Chamber of
Commerce arid last month she
was made an honorary, life-time
member of the chamber. She is
also treasurer of the Salvation
Army.
Mrs. Woolsey has a son, Wil-liam,
who recently completed
studies at tlie State University
of Farmingdale and who will begin
study next month for a masters
degree at Adelphi University.
Tragedy Hits
Cast Roikaway
By Roberta Grover
What was supposed to be a
backyard full of pool and fun
turned into a nightmare for the
Provost family of Alexine Ave-nue
of East Rockaway.
Eighteen month old Frances
Provost, quick as lightning,
climbed onto the ladder and fell
into the pool and drowned, last
Sunday afternoon.
Frances is survived by Mr.
and Mrs. Provost, a brother and
a sister.
Man in the Street Says
Elsa Woolsey
Forty years with National Bank
of North America were celebrated
this week by Elsa Woolsey, vice
president and manager of the Lyn-brook
office. Members of North
America's top management were
at the Lynbrook office Monday
afternoon to help Mrs. Woolsey
celebrate her anniversary.* She
was presented witli flowers, a
cake and a color television set.
Mrs. Woolsey, a resident of
Lynbrook for 21 years, living
now in East Rockaway, has been
manager of the Lynbrook office
since 1950, She joined North
America on August 20, 1928,
shortly after graduating from
Lynbrook High School. Starting
at the Peoples National Dank of
Lynbrook (v/hich later merged
By Roberta Grover
Pursuant to tlie Public Hearing
we asked your friends and neigh-bors
exactly how they felt about
the upcoming Bingo Parlor.
From all walks of life we received
with one exception an emphatic
NO, It remains to be seen if
they will be heard the night
of the Public Hearing.
Anthony Donofrio of Columbia
said "not favorable inclined to-wards
it," and added that he
was worried about the element
it might bring into town,
Ann Howland of Main Street
said "East Rockaway did not
need such an establishment."
Anotlier who didn't mind be-ing
quoted felt tliat East Rocka-way
is lost and couldn't care
less because he is going to move
out. Incidentally this young man
would not let his name be used.
Ray Gallo was one person that
didn't mind if the establishment
was to be run legally and legit-imally.
He might however change
his mind he said after the first
few months of operation. Plus
as the unlcnown quantity he didn't
know what type of person this
might bring to town.
And so it went with those in
the immediate vicinity bitterly
opposed and echoing Tony Cin-que's
words when he said "East
Rockaway is a nice town and this
we do not need."
The moment of truth for the
aforementioned Bingo Parlor will
•be August 26th at tlie East Rocka-way
Village Hall. The Public
Hearing is to be held at 8:00
p.m.
Operation"Give a Damn
Grand Knight S. Robert Im-brogno
announced that on Au-gust
29, 1968 at 8K)0 P.M, at
Fire mans Field in Valley Stream,
Saint Mary's Council will play
a Donkey Ball Game against Fath-er
Carroll Council of Valley
Stream. As an extra attrac-tion
Lynbrook's Mayor, Francis
X Becker will play with St, Mary's
Council and Valley Stream's
Mayor, Charles J. Monica, will
play with Father Carroll's Coun-cil.
The encounter is the result of
the efforts of the two Councils to
help Visitation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Parich in Red Hook
Section of Brooklyn.
The present pastor of Visita-tion
is the Rev. Peter J, Schoen-enberger
who is well known in the
Valley Stream and Lynbrook
Area. Father Schoenenberger
was for many years a curate in
Holy Name of Mary Parish in
Valley Stream, Chaplain of the
Valley Stream Fire Department
and Chaplain of St. Mary's Coun-cil,
Knights of Columbus. His
parish, Visitation was once fa-mous
as the home of the Visita-tion
Triangles in the days when
basketball started on its way
to the big time. Now, like many
inner city parishes, it has ex-perienced
tremendous population
changes. Its problem now is to
keep functioning when its seirv-ices
are needed more than ever.
The Donkey Ball Game is well
worth the price of admission by
itself. The requirements that
fielders and baserunners must
be mounted on donkeys is guar-anteed
to produce many humor-ous
situations. Tickets are $1.00
for all over 6 yrs. of age. Pro-ceeds
will be donated to Visita-tion
Parish. Those who wish to
make a donation may do so by
a check made out to Visitation
Parish. Tickets may be obtained
from George Shepard, 3 Burtls
Street, Lynbrook and John Hehir,
61 Maine Ave., Rockville Centre.
Attention Commuters
Assemblyman Eli Wager has
Issued an ^peal to all disgruntled
commuters to turn out en masse
for the public hearing scheduled
for this Friday, August 23, at
11 A.M,, 270 Broadway, Man-hattan,
in the 25th floor hearing
room. The hearing is being
conducted by the New York
State Special Committee to In-vestigate
the Long Island Rail-road
appointed by Assembly
Speaker Moses M, Weinstein.
Wager, who is a member of
the Committee, said that every-one
wishing to be heard will be
given an opportunity, and may
present their own views or speali
on behalf of any organization.
The Friday morning hearing
is the last in a series of three,
the others having been sched-uled
for Tuesday evening, Au-gust
2.0, in Freeport Village Hall,
and Wednesday evening, August
21 in Islip Town Hall.
The results of the investiga-tion
and tlie Committee's rec-.
ommendations will be made pub-lic
shortly after the hearings.
Wager said.
BeocA Tour
ATTRACTING THE VOTERS, MASON L, HAMPTON, REPUBLICAN/-
CONSERVATIVE CANDJDATE FOR CONGRESS, 5th DISTRICT, IS
TOURING THE BEACHES WITH, LEFT TO RIGHT, GERALDINE
WEGE OF WANTAGH, MERRILLEE SCHLESINGER OF BALDWIN
AND ROSANNE PARIS OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE.