The-Helm_1972-02-17; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK A/IAL VERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL.11 NO. 3 9 Btit«rml S*eond-Clasa Mattar
Poat O f f i c a , Ljrnbrook, N . Y . LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Tliursday, February 17,1972 \04
THE SCOUTS TAKE OVER: Sitting in for Mayor Francis X. Becker (center) is Edward Hughes of
Lynbrook Troop 85. Standing from left to right are Trustees Lawrence Florio, Kurt Arndt, William
Buzzeo and William O'Brien. Their boy scout counterparts who are seated are Joseph Meszaros.
Stephen Hughes, Joseph Tunkel and Jack Heim. Arrangements for this special night were made
through Scout Master A1 Kaufmann.
Officials For A Day
In keeping with the tradition over the last several years, one Board Meeting each year is set aside
when the Boy Scouts assume the roles of Mayor and Trustees. The February 7th meeting of this year
saw Troop 85 take over. Sitting in for Mayor Francis X. Becker was Edward Hughes of 34 Fowler
Avenue. The Trustees for the night who sat in for Messrs. Arndt, Buzzeo, Florio and O'Brien were
Stephen Hughes of 34 Fowler Avenue, Joseph Tunkel of 61 Harvard Avenue, Joseph Meszaros of 162
Charles Street and Jack Heim of 101 Edmund Street. The other boys who participated by assuming the
duties of Village Clerk, Police Chief, Village Attorney, Fire Chief and many of the commissioners and
department heads, were Richard Fineo, Thomas Kaufman, Robert Fineo, Joseph Pampinella, Steven
Paone, Ralph Palmero, Joseph Barone, Kenneth Tunkel, Robert Heim, James O'Connor, Robert
Grimmig and Donald Feltkamp.
The Girl Scouts will be getting their turn on March 20.1972.
PURCELL SPEAKS
Supervisor .. . , ,
at a recent Lynbrook LionsClub neldat
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OFF-TRACK BETTING: Hempstead Town Presiding
Francis t . Purcell (second fronn left) speaks on o f f - t r a c k betting
onsClub luncheon heldat tne Bounty Inn, Hewlett. L i s -
(left to right); Francis Becker, Mayor of Lynbrook,
Judge Lester Forest, president of the Lynbrook Lions Club, and Mike Lee,
Personalities
b y A n n e t t e L i n?
Mr. Abraham I. Bate is one of the most interesting personalities
among the old-time residents of Lynbrok, U.S.A.
He was born in Bialstock, Russia 78 years ago to the late Hyman and
Jenny Bate and was one of five children born to his mother and father.
All of them are still alive and include Abe, his sister, Bessie, (Mrs. S.
Paris, a resident of Miami, Fla., along with another brother. Jack, and
a sister, Belle, (Mrs. Philip Greenberg) and a brother, Morris, both
residents of Norwalk, Conn.
The Bate family emigrated to the United States on Jan. 17, 1910.
Abraham remembers that he was naturalized in 1916 in Fairfield
County Supreme Court in Bridgeport, Conn. His parents owned a
grocery store and the children helped out in the family store during
most of their spare time in their growing-up years in Norwalk, Conn.
Abe came to Lynbrook in 1926 on February 1st when he purchased
the Lynbrook Bottling Co. of Merrick Rd.
He had been married in 1921 to the late former Elizabeth Shorpick
and the couple had three strong sons to delight their days. Jack,
Sidney, and Harold all graduated from Lynbrook High School and
have also been quite active in Lynbrook, especially, Sidney, who was
in business with his Dad.
Abraham Bate is a lively, highly intelligent and keen-witted gen-tleman
with a sparkling personality and great warmth of character.
He is 5 ft , 4 in. in height with white hair and blue eyes and a great
sense of humor.
He was a widower for about two years until he remarried and his
wife is the former Sophie Fine and they have been a perfect couple
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Ablowitz, Eugene, Stanley, Stephen, Lawrence, Beth, Jennifer, Jef-frey,
Mark, all children of the Bate sons and their wives and grand-child,
Leigh Fine. When the whole family gets together they have a
great time. Grandpa Abe is a particular favorite of all of his loving
grandchildren and it is wonderful to see the light in his eyes when he
talks about them.
One of the most memorable events in his life was to get out of Russia
with all the repression the family experienced and to become a free
citizen of the United States. Like most naturalized citizens he greatly
values his right to vote and has never failed to vote in any election. The
liberties we take so much for granted are highly treasured by folks
like Mr. Bate and they are wonderful and patriotic civic-minded
citizens.
In his long and wonderful life, the next most memorable event is the
honor which will be paid to him by Congregation Beth David for his 46
years as the oldest consecutive member of the congregation with a
special "kiddush" to be attended by members of the Congregation and
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sports editor of the Long Island Press.
Nassau County Executive Ralph G. Caso, guest
speaker at dinner meeting of the Nassau D i s t r i c t,
State Cong^ress of Parents and Teachers, is present-ed
with P i A life nnembership pin for "recognizing
the great need for a children's psychiatric in-patient
f a c i l i t y " in the county. M r s . Caso (center) beanns
approvingly as M r s . Muriel Berk, district director,
makes presentation^ More than 800 school p r i n c i -
pals and PTA presidents attended the affair at
Leonard's of Great Neck, Caso is f i r s t county ex-ecutive
to be so honored.
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