The-Helm_1970-01-22; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK A/IALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL.9 NO. 34 Entered as Second—Class Matter
Post Office, Lynbrook, N. Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, January 22, 1910 10^
Lynbrook Teenagers Honored Personalities
Marianne Dillon and Carol Ann Messina received a citation from Mayor Francis X. Becker, of Ljm-broc^^
for Aiding the Police Department. Looking on proudly are their parents (L to R) Mrs, James
Dillon, Mrs. Frank Messina and Mr; Frank Messina also recipient of an award was Ptl. Thomas
Merrill of the Lynbrook Police Dep't.
Lynbrook's Finest
Members of the Police Force of
Lynbrook received citations of
commendation for various acts
while on duty which were extreme-ly
meritorious. Patrolman Jay
Epstein and Patrolman Robert
Frankie received the first two
citations and one day)^ leave of
absence with pay. Patrolman
Frank Carizzo received the next
commendation for saving the life
of Mr. Thomas McDermott by
using mouth to mouth resuscita-tion
and then oxygen ifrom the
police car alter he suffered a
concussion and submersion in a
dive into his family pool. Patrol-man
Edward Okula was given a
citation and day off with pay and
then, Lt. Richard Kemmann, a
plainclothesman attached to the
Lynbrook Police Dept. received
his for investigating and arrest-ing
a man suspected of a rape
here in Lynbrook and turning him
over to authorities for trial.
Patrolman Robert Buckman re-ceived
his citation for apprehend-ing
a stolen car suspect with his
quick actions. Patrolman Kevin
Michaud apprehended two meri
burglarizing a service station and
received his citation for his con-duct
in that case. Patrolman
John Edwards apprehended a
stick-up man in a stolen car and
received his citation. Patrolman
John Ficcarrota apprehended two
youths on a narcotics charge.
Patrolman Martin French re-ceived
two citations. The first
was for stopping and holding five*
youths in a stolen cadillac and
the second was for apprehending
an operator of a car involved in
an accident who unlawfully fled
the scene of the accident. Patrol-man
Robert Herrmann received
his citation for apprehending two
suspicious youths in a stolen
vehicle.
Patrolman Edward Rainey
rescued a woman from a smoke-filled
room who was already
badly burned and dazed and then
led 3 small children to safety,
thus saving a total of four people's
lives. Patrolman Arthur Haule
received his citation as well.
Patrolman William Rainey cap-tured
a suspect in a liquor store
burglary by alert police work
and action. Patrolman John Car-nevak
made a narcotics arrest
.of youths in a vehicle. Patrol-man
Thomas Merrill ap-prehended
a stick-up man in the
burglary of a delicatessen store
and two fine young citizens
were also given special citations
for alerting the police that this
particular burglary was in prog-ress
as they passed by the store.
Their courage and coolness was
truly well deserving of the com-mendations
and they and their
parents were congratulated by
•Mayor Becker, Police Chief War-ing
and the Board of Trustees.
Young Marianne Dillon, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Dillon of Lynbrook and Carol Ann
Messina, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Messina were the
young teen-agers who rushed to
an adjoining store and reported
the hold-up was inprogress,thus
saving the delicatessen owner
from not only burglary but pos-sible
serious harm.
Robert Douglas Morse
Robert Douglas Morse, Princi-pal
of East Rockaway High School
is an interesting and very com-petent
educator.
He was born in Danville, Ver-mont
is 1924 to George and Mary
Gordon. Morse. His mother is
'deceased, but his father, still a
resident of Danville has been a
State Senator to the Vermont
legislature for the past twenty-five
years.
Mr. Morse was a twin, but
his brother died shortly after
his birth and he has one older
brother, Gordon who is a resident
of Danville and in the construction
business. He remembers with
great fondness his early years
growing up in a small New
England town and the wonderful
Winter sports and glorious
Summers. New England living is
quite unique, especially in a small
town in either Vermont or New
Hampshire. Vermonters are
stereotyped as being brief,
laconic and clanish which is far
from true as one finds this state
producing warm, friendly in-dividuals
of the type such as Mr.
Morse. He went to Danville
Grammar School and graduated
from Danville High School and
Michigan State University with a
B. A, in Sociology and a Minor
in Science. He served in World
War 11 with the United States
Army in North /Africa and Italy.
He later obtained his Masters
Degree at Graduate School at
Stanford University majoring in
Public School Administration, H^
is presently enrolled in a six year
program at Queens College in
Secondary Administration,
He is married to the former
Marion Hamilton, also from
Danville, since June 25, 1949.
The couple reside in Baldwin and
have three fine children. Bill,
age 18, a Freshman at Dean
Junior College, Marianne, age
16, a Junior at Baldwin High
School, and "Ricky" age 11 in
the Shubert School in Baldwin.
Mr. Morse describes his wife
as "just great" and a fine mother
and cook as well as a career
woman. She is a Nurse-Teacher
in School District #20 of Lynbrook
serving at both Waverley Park
and Marion Street Schools. She
has her B, A. as well as being-a
registered R. N. She is a
graduate of University oj
Rochester.
He has held all types of jobs
in his long and fruitful career
especially in the Summer months,
while obtaining his schooling and
firmly believes that any kind of
a job helps to make one a great
deal more self-reliant. He has
a very busy schedule at the
present time. He is active in his
church, the Presbyterian Church
in Baldwin, especially the youth
. groups, and is a former Manager
of the Babe Ruth League of base-ball
and a Coach for Little League
Baseball Programs.
He enjoys all sports with base-ball
and basketball his particular
favorites and likes reading good
historical biographies and
novels. He likes all types of
music and finds that his work
is very satisfying because he is
in a career which he truly loves
and finds very rewarding. His
favorite color is red which is a
first among all American males
interviewed, and is a compact,
wiry, athletic 5 ft. 9 1/2 in.
in height and 170 lbs. with dark,
brown hair and eyes. He reminds
one of an Oxford Don in
appearance and has a quiet but
excellent wit and sense of humor
and is a very neat dresser with
a taste for color coordinated out-fits
in the best of taste.
One of the highlights of his
life was the time he was headed
for Pacific duty on board ship
to Manila, Philippine Islands
when the ship changed course
and headed for home once more
at the news that the war
over. He had already been qi
a veteran in action in both North
Africa and Italy and so one can
imagine his happiness when the
ship diverted its course with the
change in orders.
Dealing with today's young
people is very challenging and
very worthwhile. He finds that
all the students at East Rockaway
High are "Great" and he has a
pleasant staff to work with him.
He calls todayfe youngsters the
"concerned generation" because
they are more concerned with
social problems and their own
role in our society and wish to
make worthwhile contributions to
American life wherever they
happen to be. ' v
Our impression bf Mr. Morse
was that here was a fellow New
Englander who had grown uP
with much of the same values
as most of us and a likeable,
knowledgeable person of quiet
worth very well suited to his
job and a fine person as well.
East Rockaway is fortunate to
have such an excellent new
Principal and he feels that he
is fortunate to have his particular
position doing work he is both
well qualified to do and likes
so much.