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VOL. 11 NO. 49 Ectfered Second—Claas Matter
Pott Office. Lynbrook, N.Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, April 27, 1972
From left to right pictured at the recent Fine Arts Book-Author
Luncheon are (standing) Lynbrook Mayor Francis X. Becker, Master
of Ceremonies Luis Bejarano Ted Berkman author of "To Seize the
Passing Dream" and Fine Arts Committee coordinator Emma
Tolmach. Seated from left to right are Sandy Shindler and Kay Florio
who worked with Mrs. Tolmach on the project.
The 5(h Annual Book-Author interesting discussion by guest
Luncheon sponsored by the Fine
Arts Committee of Lynbrook had
another fine turnout as author
Ted Berkman was the guest of
honor. He is the author of the
recently released "To Seize The
Passing Dream" published by
Doubleday. He spoke to nearly
100 people at Caselnova's
Restaurant about the book and
how he came to write it.
Through the combined efforts
of Fine Arts Committee members
Emma Tolmach, Kay Florio and
Sandy Shindler. those in at-tendance
were treated to a very
Law Day Program
To Be Held At
Board Meeting
Law Day Chairman, Hon.
Lester Forest, Associate Judge of
Lynbrook's Village Court, has
announced the LAW DAY
program to be held at the regular
Village Board meeting on May
1st, 1972 at 8 P.M. at Lynbrook's
Village Hall.
The main speaker will be
Captain John Farley, a Vietnam
veteran attending Hofstra's
School of Law as a 2nd year
students and editor of the Law
Review. Hon. C. William Gaylor,
Judge of Lynbrook's Village
Court, will say a few words along
with David Schecker, a high
school student on the debating
team.
Representing the "establish-ment"
of the past will be Mrs.
Lena O'Brien, a senior citizen,
and a group of 7th graders from
Our Lady of Peace school will
engage in a short skit.
Judge Forest commented:
"There is such variety in the
program everyone should find it
interesting and enlightening.
Because of the complex issues
facing all of us today, the pause
this opportunity offers us from
our busy schedules should be a
moment of refreshment."
master of ceremonies Louis
Bejarano who introduced the
book - a biographical work based
on artist James Whister - and
author Berkman who gained
fame for "Cast A Giant Shadow."
Among those in attendance
were Lynbrook's Mayor Francis
X. Becker who instituted the Fine
Arts Committee in 1967. Since
(hat time the group, in addition to
these literary functions, has
sponsored musical presentations,
theatre and on May 20th the 4th
Annual Art Exhibition will be
held at the Village Hall.
INGRID BEHAN
Hoceiving a certificate for
completing a geriatric nurse
ssistanl course at the BOCKS
Adult F]ducatioiiai Center in
Hempstead is Ingrid Behan of (>7
Norwood Avenue, Malverne,
shown with Charles Carter, the
Center's administrator. The
geriatric nurse assistant course,
conducted by the Nassau Board
of Cooperative Educational
Services (BOCES), was designeti
to prepare graduates for eni-
|>lo\ ment in public and private
nursing homes and for home
assignments. It is one of fifteen
ofcupational preparation courses
offeri'd at the Hempstead Center.
Auxiliary Police
Honored By
Republicans
There is an organization in
Lynbrook which for years has not
received the attention and credit
due it. Thus, the Lynbrook
Republican Club at its regular
monthly meeting, Wednesday
evening May 3rd, will honor the
Auxiliary Police Unit of Lyn-brook.
The history of the Auxiliary
Police Unit in Lynbrook, ac-cording
to Pete DeVallee, Co-
Chairman of the Lynbrook Police
Committee, dates back to about
1940. Due to brownouts and
blackouts and the possibility of
enemy attack, the Unit was quite
active during World War H, the
members regularly performing
foot patrols throughout the
Community.
In early 1950, however, at the
time of the Korean conflict, the
Auxiliary Police Unit was
revitalized and an excellent
group of men, of about 120,
became members. They received
training on a weekly basis, were
uniformed and performed
valuable service in rendering
assistance to the regular force to
the benefit of the residents. Of the
total 120 members of the Unit,
there were approximately forty
men who volunteered to assist the
regular force for Church
Crossing duty, patrol duty on
special occasions, during pre-
Christmas shopping days for
traffic duty, as well as other
functions when additional
manpower was needed. The
balance of the members served
for Civil Defense purposes. Due
to many factors, some of which
include members of the Unit
moving from the area and age
problems, the membership has
dwindled. Effort is, however,
currently being made through the
news media and personal contact
to obtain recruits for the Unit.
The Unit is governed by the
Rules and Regulations of the
Police Department and more
importantly by the Statutes
concerned with the Defense
Emergency Act of New York
State. Recruits are trained at
Police Headquarters in Mineola.
Plans are currently in the works
to have prowl cars for the
Auxiliary Police officers.
Although Auxiliary Policemen
have no police authority except
while on regular authorized
training assignments as
authorized by the Civil Defense
Commission and are not
authorized to possess firearms,
they can lend valuable assistance
in assisting at various functions
for crowd control, traffic control
and to patrol areas likely to be
targets for vandalism.
Hopefully, the Republican Club
will be able to arouse interest in
some of our Citizens to overcome
the recruitment problem. The
meeting is scheduled for 8:30
P.M. at the American Legion
Hall on Union Avenue in Lyn-brook.
All are welcome! A
collation will follow the meeting.
Tuesday evening April 18, l!»72, the l.ynbrook Independent Party
elected a new slate of officers. Pictured from 1. to H: Michael
Schindler, Vice President: Mrs. Michael Schindler, Financial
Secretary; .lohn Bowan, President: Mrs. Monroe l.eeds. Recording
Secretary; Alan Barkan, Corresponding Secretary, and Jerry Sanetti,
Treasurer.
K i w a n i s S e l e c ts
* M a n O f T h e Y e a r '
(Jeneral Electric in California.
Their .daughter, Mrs. Louise
Scribner, formerly a math
teacher, resides in Wurtsboro,
N.Y. Their granddaughter,
Bonnie Ann, is a beautiful little
girl Mike calls his "Little Doll."
"Mike is him.self a graduate of
N.Y.U. with an M.A. in Science
Education. He has recently
retired as Administrative Officer
of the U.S. Naval Science
Laboratory in Brooklyn.
A member of St. Raymond's
C:hurch, Mike has been active in
numerous civic, service and
charitable organizations. He is a
charter member of Boy Scout
Troop 2fi and in 1956 was chair-man
of the El.R. Boy Scout Fund
Drive. He was active in Civil
Defense for 12 years, served as
chairman of Health Resources in
1951, Co-Director 1953-55,
chairman of Flood Disaster
Relief 1955, and finally. Director
of Civil Defense 1955 thru 1959.
Mike is most active in the E.R.
Fire Dept., a volunteer
organization he proudly serves,
joined the Fire Dept. in 1952, held
all firemanic and corporate of-fices
in Liberty Hose Company
and became Chief of the Dept. in
19()«. He is a member of F'riends
of Legion E.R. Post 958, Kiwanis
CMub of East Rockaway and past
president E.R. Fire Dept.
delegate to the 4th Battalion.
Murry Kantor, chairman of the
Citizen Of The Year Committee
promises a gala affair, and ex-tends
a cordial invitation to all
local residents to join the Kiwanis
(Mub in paying tribute to Mike
Pizzino, a dedicated citizen.
Tickets may be purchased by
contacting Mr. Kantor at LY 3-
7»42, Joseph Brevetti at LY 9-
5777, or any member of the E.R.
Kiwanis Club before May 30th
deadline.
Michael Pi/xino, 1!) Prospect
.\venue. East Hockaway, has
l»een selected by the E.R.
Kiwanis Club as the l<)72 East
Htukawav Man Of Year. A
cocktail party in his honor will be
held Sunday, .lune 1, 1972, t:0(> to
7:«(> PM. at the Main Street
Firehouse, East Hockaway, at
which time he will be presented
with the .lames W. Brannigan
Memorial Award. This award is
presented by the East Rockaway
Club to an outstanding citi/en of
the village.
Joseph Decker. President of
the East Rockaway Club reports
that the Citizen Of Year Com-mittee
selected Mike Pizzino for
this year's honors because of his
line record of community
leadership and generous par-ticipation
in numerous village
activities. A resident of , the
village since 1947, Mike and his
wife Angela are the parents of
two children. Son Peter is an
electronics engineer with