Bi Partisan Youth Board
Supports Narcotics Program
Ginsberg Denounces
Friends Of Animals Inc
The bi- partisan Town of Qyster
Bay Youth Board has unanimously
endorsed the Town Board's appointment
of a Narcotics Education
Coordinator, according to
Youth Board Chairman Julian
Liebman. The Board's action in
appointing a Coordinator followed
a Youth Board report which
recommended heavy emphasis be
placed on the establishment of
a Narcotics Education Program
in the schools and community
groups and organizations. F.
Remington Furlong, former
Superintendent of the North Shore
School District, and an educational
consultant, was appointed to the
position.
Liebman, who has been active
in youth work for several years,
pointed out that the Narcotics
Education Coordinator will fill
a void in the fight against narcotics
where it is urgently
needed. He said while the present
attack has been primarily directed
against the treatment of
addicts and is supported by all
concerned with the n a r c o t i cs
problem, we must gear our efforts
toward the education of all
youngsters and their parents to
the dangers of drug addiction.
" The concept developed by
Councilman Ralph Marino to e s tablish
a program at the grass
roots level in the schools and in
community groups is a step forward
in the battle against the
growing menace of the use of all
forms of drugs in our communities.
With a highly qualified
director such as Furlong heading
this program I am confident we
can win this battle against narcotics
addiction/' Liebman added.
Councilman Marino noted that
Furlong is in the process of
discussing a narcotics education
curriculum with a number of the
Town's educators. He said he
hoped the program will get under
way in the very near future.
Move To Obtain Federal, State Aid
For Burns Park Improvement
The wheels were set in motion
this week to obtain Federal and
State aid to improve John J.
Burns Park in Massapequa following
a six week delay on an
original proposal made by Supervisor
Michael N. Petito on
January 3rd. Petito said that 75
percent of the cost of the improvements,
which will include a
marina, new ball field and new
tree plantings, will be covered
by federal and state funds. The
program has priority under the
Open Space referendum passed
by the voter of the State last
November. The Supervisor ordered
the necessary forms to be
filled out by Town officials and
returned to the Commission of
Long Island State Parks. The
Commission is the official agency
for the program under State regulations.
In early January, the Supervisor
proposed the needed improvements,
citing the current
sub- par condition of the athletic
fields and other facilities at
Burns Park. " We have thousands
of youngsters involved in fine
baseball and football programs at
the Park," Petito stated, " but
they have been forced to participate
under less than ideal playing
conditions."
The Petito resolution was shelved
by the Town Board six weeks
ago and then stricken from the
calendar last week in the belief
that his approval of the plan was
not necessary. The Long Island
State Park Commission made it
clear in a letter of February 16th
that the improvement program
must be applied for under the
state law by the Town Supervisor.
The Board Majority, when informed
of the facts, approved
Petito's resolution unanimously
at Tuesday's meeting.
Petito predicted that residents
of the Massapequa area would be
taking part in a greatly improved
recreation facility this Summer
and he promised to expedite the
application for the combined
state and federal assistance.
Assemblyman Martin Ginsberg
this week denounced the " little
old ladies in white tennis shoes J'
banded together under an organization
known as Friends of Animals,
Inc., for re- introducing
legislation which presents a
grave threat to the freedom of
conscience of observant Jews.
' The friends of Animals,
Inc.," he said, " is again pushing
a so- called . liumane slaughter
bill' which i s multi- sponsoredby
Senators Hudson and Adams and
Assemblymen Mason, Emery and
Lis. It i s similar to last year's
Hausbeck Bill and earlier bills,
all of which profess the noble
purpose of legislating humane
slaughter of livestock but which
on close scrutiny, have the base
purpose of outlawing or demeaning
the ancient Hebrew method
of slaughter known as
' Schechita.'"
" All major national rabbinic,
congregational and community
relations organizations which
represent the greatest majority
of the organized Jewish community
relations organizations
which represent the greatest majority
of the organized Jewish
community in America, all
oppose the Friends of Animals,
Inc., bill," Ginsberg declared.
' These organizations have a continuing
concern with legislation
involving humane slaughter of animals,
inasmuch as many of these
proposed laws are sometimes
drawn so they adversely affect
Schechita. Food produced by
slaughter of animals other than
in accord with holy ritual is
forbidden to observant Jews."
Ginsberg noted that history
proves Judaism was the first
religion to concern itself with
humane treatment of all living
things and that Schechita itself,
is primarily related to the humane
treatment of food animals.
He added that he agrees with
the Joint Advisory Committee
of the Synagogue Council of A-merica
and the National Community
Relations Advisory Council,
both representing virtually
all of the organized Jewish community
of America, that the
Friends of Animals, Inc., proposal
is " a pernicious piece of
legislation; that the bill is demeaning
and if enacted would have
decidedly m i s c h e v i o u s consequences."
Ginsberg called on all Jewish
organizations on Long Island and
the metropolitan area to write,
telegraph and call their legislator
demanding defeat of the
Friends of Animals, Inc., bill.
Police Establish Youth Division
VEC Would Advance Battery
Life; Reduce Air Pollution
The New York State Joint
Legislative Committee on Motor
Vehicles, Traffic and Highway
Safety this week co- sponsored
and introduced a bill designed
to eliminate automotive air pollution
through electrification.
The bill establishes a Vehicle
E l e c t r i f i c a t i o n Corporation
which will use private funds
to marshal and coordinate efforts
to achieve a scientific
break- through in battery technology.
The quasi- public corporation
will cooperate with federal
studies, while actually advancing
battery technology.
Senator Edward J. Speno, committee
chairman, said that the
VEC would have the immediate
goal of lengthening battery life
slightly- it is now 100 miles before
recharge- so that electric
cars will replace all the taxi-cabs
in New York City. The
longer - range goal will be to
lengthen battery life sufficiently
so that ' electromobiles" could,
replace the gasoline combustion
engine.
" There is no practical way
to attack the problem of automobile
air pollution, which
constitutes about 30 . per cent
of total air pollution, except by
eliminating it completely," the
Senator said. The VEC, he explained,
would gather funds and
brain- power from participating
private corporations including
Taxpayers Ask
utilities, electronic houses,
aerospace firms, manufacturers
of batteries and large corporations
not engaged in such related
work but interested in reducing
total air pollution. The
Governor would appoint the VEC
Board of Directors. The state
would contribute $ 50,000 for
1967- 68 as first instance moneys.
Senator Speno pointed out that
die U. S. Commerce Department
has appointed a 16- member panel
which will report in a year on
the feasibility of developing
electrically - powered automobiles.
He praised the electric
car investigatory efforts of
Senator Warren G. Magnuson,
Chairman of the U. S. Senate
Commerce Committee.
Nassau Police Commissioner
Francis B. Looney announced
the establishment of a Youth Division
in the county Police Department
to bring all the department's
activities in the youth
field under one head.
Scheduled to start operating
March 3, the new division will
be headed by Captain Edward
H. Proctor, who commands the
department's Juvenile Aid Bureau.
" It has become increasingly
evident," Looney said, ' that a
major portion of police work involves
the youth of our community,
not only in the investigative
aspects but in the field of
crime prevention. As a consequence,
this move is a natural
outgrowth of our work in the
youth field."
The new division will supervise
the work of the Juvenile Aid
Bureau, which will handle the
department's Police- Explorer
Scout program and develop new
activities in this field.
The Juvenile Aid Bureau will
be commanded by Lt. Edward
Doherty; the Police Boys Club
Bureau will be directed by Lt.
Robert G. Froehlich, and the
Youth Projects Bureau will be
commanded by Detective Joseph
R. Carroll.
Guidance Center Seeks Volunteers
The Southeast Nassau Guidance
Center at 2146 Jackson Avenue,
Seaford is in need of community
volunteers to assist in its Thrift
Shop and in office work not related
to confidential case
records.
The Thrift Shop is located in
the Center's building. Volunteers
help to operate this shop by
sorting merchandise, pricing
materials and selling. Volunteers
should contact Mrs. Edward Gallagher
at SU 5- 2849.
Office volunteers are needed
to type, file and do work not
related to confidential case records.
Interested volunteers may
call Mrs. Stephen Madden at
LI 1- 9252 or CA 1- 3030*
Q - My husband is stationed in
South Viet Nam with the Marines.
What do we do about our 1966
tax return?
A - Military personnel on
active duty in a Combat 7one
do not have to file tax returns
while stationed there. You may
therefore wait to file a joint
1966 tax return until 180 days
after your husband leaves Viet
Nam. This postponement does
not apply to the filing of a separate
return by the wife if she
chooses to file one.
If you want to file your return
for 1966 early because you have
a refund coming, indicate in the
space provided for your husband's
signature that he is on
military duty in Viet Nam.
Q - Do I have to report the
interest on savings bonds I bought
for my son?
A - It depends on how the bonds
are registered. If the child is
listed as co- owner on the bond,
the purchaser is liable for tax
on the interest. If the child is
sole owner with the parent as
beneficiary, the child assumes
the tax liability.
Q - My wife and I have always
filed joint returns. Can we switch
to separate returns this year if
it is to our advantage'?
A - Yes, you can.
Q - I have to use my car in
business. Can 1 deduct anything
for this?
A - Check your 1040 instruction
booklet to see whether the
use you make of the car qualifies
as an allowable business
deduction. If it does, you may
either deduct your actual expenses
in operating the car or
10 cents a mile for the first
15,000 miles of business use and
7 cents a mile thereafter.
If you use the mileage method,
a speedometer reading at the
beginning and end of each business
trip will establish the
amount you can deduct. Tolls
and parking fees will be deductible
in addition to the mileage
allowance.
If you are reimbursed by your
company for the use of the car,
the amount you deduct must be
reduced by that amount. Any
excess over the expenses should
be declared as income.
Q - When 1 itemize deductions
can I list what I've paid in
taxes on wine and liquor?
A - No, there is no deduction
for these taxes on individual income
tax return.
Q - I was in an auto accident
last year and had to pay part of
the cost of having the other
fellow's car fixed. Is that deductible?
A - No. The deduction for a
casualty loss is allowed only to
the person who owns the property.
Farmingdale OBSERVER Thursday, February 23, 1967
Working on the mailing of over 6,000 fire prevention brochures in preparation for the annual fu. iu
drive of the North Massapequa Fire Department, which gets underway next week are members of the
committee, reading from left to right: Joe Macheski, Willia/ n Babcock, Ben Russo and Vincent J.
Ranieri. Ranieri is Chairman of the fund drive. ( photo by jackson Pok* e* B)
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