Editorial
All's Well
Farmingdale is fortunate in the areas of water
supply and water pressure when compared to
nearby Massapequa.
For instance, this week, despite a fine season
of rainfall, residents residing south of Merrick
Road, were up in arms over the low water pressure.
Dishwashers wouldn't work, toilets wouldn't flush
and restrictions on lawn sprinkling were imposed.
A proposed one million gallon, 175 foot high tank
was approved last year by the Massapequa Water
Board. Residents near the proposed stie objected
and pressured the officials to call off the project.
As a result, not enough pressure is available to
the border residents of the district.
On the other hand, the Village of Farmingdale
has fine facilities as does the South Farmingdale
Water District.
Last June the village installed a new 500,000
gallon tank on Eastern Parkway. They also have a
400,000 gallon underground tank and four wells.
South Farmingdale has a one million high rise
gallon tank and one at ground level as well as
three others to go along with ten wells and one
now under consideration for purchase.
The water pressure is apparently good all
over in both areas and no water restrictions
have been imposed, even during last year's
bad drought.
Yes, all's well. Those in charge of the planning
and foresight should be commended. Too often
we forget when all's well. It's only when serious
emergency arises that our voices are heard in
protest.
The Long Island Water Conference, made up of
the various County Water District, is fighting to
retain the present status. The County, they feel,
is trying to acquire the water districts and create
one Nassau Water Authority. In fact, a $ 50,000
engineering study was proposed to achieve this
end.
Very little, if anything, was proved by the
five clergymen on the panel of the public forum
last Thursday at the Weldon E. Howitt Junior
High School on the issue of the freedom to read,
and censorship.
The atmosphere of the half filled auditorium
was tense as several persons had to be shouted
down and one person restrained by security police
when members of the clergy spoke. Expressions
such as ' you call yourself a clergyman' were
heard. Not all the clergy of the community accepted
the challenge to appear. Those who did,
could have done better preaching their beliefs
from their own pulpits and not inciting others
whose beliefs were quite contrary.
The climate was much too tense for proseltyzing
others views.
Letters
To The Editor
Dear Editor:
Our national Flag was adopted
on June 14, 1777 by the Congress
of the United States. In 1895
by proclamation: June 14 was
proclaimed as Flag Day and everyone
was asked to display the
flag of our country.
V. F. W. Post # 516 Farming-dale,
wishes to remind one and
all mat in light of recent events
Flag burnings, desecrations, etc.
It behooves all of us to more
than ever remember this day and
proudly display or fly our Country's
Flag.
Officers and Members
Corp. Geo. Benkert Jr. Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Capitol Report
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By RepJomes Grover j p j ^
Dear Editor,
With the ever increasing cost
of living and high property taxes,
our senior citizens certainly deserve
special consideration from
government. I, therefore, agree
with County Executive Nickerson
that counties should have the authority
to provide decent public
housing lor the elderly who are
forced to live on small fixed or
declining incomes. ( Your June
edition).
Our County government under
Nickerson has the desire and
the means to provide the necessary
housing and since most
towns are not performing this
service adequately, I see no reason
to deny the county this authority.
It is important to all residents
that our senior citizens - the
fastest growing segment of our
population - be helped to lead
independent, productive lives.
Phyllis Hauptman
24 Amherst Drive,
N. Massapequa.
The House Ways and Means
Committee now has before it
my bill which would eliminate
income restrictions on persons
receiving Social Security benefits.
I don't think that this bill
has any chance whatsoever of
winning Congressional approval
but I was not wasting eigher my
time or the government's money
when I submitted it.
It's my hope that this proposal
will stimulate enough debate and
thought on the part of my colleagues
so that we will win some
sort of liberalization in Social
Security benefits. To my way of
thinking, the income limitation
of $ 1,850 is an insult to Social
Security recipients, completely
unrealistic in view of the inflation
with which the Great Society
has gifted us and is a waste
of human resources.
I don't believe that Congress
could completely drop all income
limitations or immediately
broaden Social Security benefits
without doing the system severe
damage. Social Security is based
on actuarial standards and too
radical a broadening of benefits
would further weaken an already
shaky scheme.
There are two major concepts
being considered in Washington
concerning liberalization of Social
Security benefits. One, a
Democratic proposal, calls for
an extremely liberal and expensive
increase, with no sober
consideration of how this would
be funded. A Republican leadership
proposal would tie increases
to the cost of living,
without need for increases in
the Social Security tax rate. This
would provide a more stable
schedule of benefits.
We show a great deal of concern
in this nation for many
disadvantaged groups but there
is relatively little concern about
our older citizens, those who
have worked and saved all their
lives for a comfortable retirement,
only to find themselves
robbed of their well- merited security
by inflation.
In addition, a great many older
people would like to continue
working if they could retain their
Social Security benefits. In many
cases, the skills which they withdraw
from the work force are
skills which are in short supply.
Those who have learned their
skills well, are in good health
and are eager to continue in
gainful employment, should not be
forced into retirement by the
government. This same government,
in other programs, is attempting
to draw unskilled persons
into the work force while
its Social Security regulations
are driving out the elderly.
There were 80 Social Security
bills before the Ways and Means
Committee at the end of March.
Some 20 others have been added
since then. All are being
considered in executive session
so that we cannot gauge their
rpogress. It will be interesting
to see what, of anything, this
administration is willing to do in
this field.
710 To Graduate High School
John A. McLennan, principal
of the Farmingdale Senior High
School, announced that the fifry-first
Annual Commencement Exercises
will be held Sunday, June
25, at 4: 00 p. m. on the school
grounds at the rear of the building.
The graduating class will total
710 with approximately 68% planning
to continue with various
types of post- high school training.
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The Salutatory will be delivered
by Samuel Simon.
The members of the class of
1967 will be presented by Dr.
William A. Kinzler, Superintendent
of Schools. Mrs. Lucille
Goulding, president of the Board
of Education, will present the
diplomas.
The High School Band will play
under the direction of Aiflred
Fiore.
Reverend Albert H. Palmer,
rector of St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, will be present for the
Invocation and Benediction.
Ten Dolers Get Hofstra Degrees
Ten Farmingdale residents received
degrees from Hofstra University
last week.
Those who received Bachelor
degrees are: Raymond Dattwyler
of 62 West Walnut Street; Andrew
Fogarty of 95 Sunset Avenue;
Leonard Perinetti of 30 Sherman
Road; and Lawrence Ripak of 21
Potter Street.
Those who received Master of
Science degrees in Education are:
Lee Delia of 125 Elizabeth Street;
Patricia Desch of 26 Rhonda
Lane; Eileen Lamdan of 848
Conklin Street; Leonard Seiden of
218 Sullivan Avenue; Carol
Thompsen of 4 Hall Court and
Pearl Weinstein of 35 Hillside
Road.
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St. Kilian Boy choir and the Men and Women's Chorale, join forces for
44Flower Drum Song" medley at the Eighth Annual Concert to be presented
this Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 at 8: 30 p. m. in the school
auditorium. The program entitled 44Galaxy of Music" is conducted by director,
Hermann Furthmoser. Ticket information may be obtained by calling CH
9- 0127.
Farmingdale OBSERVER Thursday, June 15, 1967
