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VOL. 9, NO. 51 Second Class Postage has been paid at Massapequa Park, N. Y. 11762 Thursday, November 28, L968
WA TER CONTEST HOT IN
THREE WA Y RA CE William Schilt and Frank DeBenedetto of North Mass-pequa,
and Leo Sheehan of Farmingdale are challenging
incumbents Albert Nasser and George Meyerhoff for the
posts of Water Commissioners of the South Farmingdale
Water District in elections being held next Tuesda.'
December 3, from 4 p. m. to 10 p. m. Schilt is running for
Nasser's three year position, while DeBenedetto and
Sheehan are seeking the two- year seat now held by
George Meyerhoff.
Schilt is President of the North Massapequa Ci\ it-
Association and is involved in Little League and Boy
Scout activities.
DeBenedetto is making a second bid for the post and
is also active in civic and community affairs.
Sheehan has shown deep concern over the incursion of
sewage in the fresh water supply.
Nasser has served as Commissioner for 15 years, and
is weli known in the community; while Meyerhoff with a
strong background in construction and maintenance, was
appointed to the post several months ago upon the
death of the late Ellsworth ' Doc' Allen.
Voting will take place on Tuesday between 4 p. m.
and 10 p. m. at the North Massapequa Firehouse and the
South Farmingdale Firehouse.
Commissioner Robert Steiner of the Farmingdale Fire
District is running unopposed to succeed himself for a
five- year term.
Elections will be held on Tuesday, December 3, at the
South Farmingdale Firehouse at Main and Linden Streets
from 4: 00 p. m. to 10: 00 p. m.
DERBY SET FOR SAT.
Overcall and Best of All,
who have met six times this
season, are scheduled to hook
up again at Roosevelt Raceway
on Saturday night in the
$ 50,000 National Pacing Derby,
next- to- the last major
event of the 1968 harness racing
season.
On June 21 at Roosevelt,
Overcall scored in 1: 29 2/ 5
with Best of All second. They
hooked up again at Yonkers
on August 23 and Overcall
over- hauled Best of All in
1: 59. It was Best of All's
turn on August 30 at Yonkers
in 2: 00 for the mile. Overcall
beat his rival at Brandy-wine
on September 5 in 1: 59
Stargazers
Hold First
Dec. Session
The first December session
of the Jones Beach Star-gazers
will be held at West
End Beach No. 2 on Sunday
December 1, at 7 p. m.
Edward Oravec, ' lecturer,
willdiscuss " EclipsingDouble
Stars." On Sunday, December
15, at 7 p. m., Mr,. Edgar M.
Paulton will discuss " Celestial
Navigation." Refractor
telescopes and a
set up for outdoor viewing.
For the benefit of stargazers
who use their own telescopes,
a special area near the
lecturer is provided.
At each session, special
attention is given 3oy and
Girl Scouts working for
Astronomy Merit Badges.
The Long Island State Park
Commission and Abraham
& Straus sponsor these
stargazing programs.
West End Beach No. 2 is
the most westerly of the Jones
Beach parking areas, located
west of the Coast Guard
Station.
A listing of the dates, times,
and topics may be obtained
by writing to the Director
of Special Events, Jones
Beach State Park, Wantagh,
New York 11793, for a copy
of the booklet ' Evenings of
Stargazing.
Sports:
Page 12
Here Come
De Bird
Here Come De Bird Mrs.
Charles Ivora of Farming-dale's
Marcpierre Restaurant
starts the traditional
Thanksgiving festivities by
carving the first slice of
the turkey. Anyone for the
drumstick?
Pasquier Concert Tickets Now On Sale
A protege of the renowned
Zino Francescatti, Pasquier
made his debut in Paris at
the age of 12 and won the
first prize for violin at the
Paris Conservatoire. Since
then he has appeared with
most of the major orchestras
in Europe.
Regis Pasquier will play
the Paganini Concerto No. 1
with the Massapequa Symphony.
Johann Sebastian
Howard Hanson's Nordic
Symphony will be the orchestral
works to be performed.
Tickets for the December
7th concert are $ 3.00 for
adults and $ 1.50 for students.
They may be reserved by
calling LI 1- 1547 or LI 1- 1920;
also by writing to the Massapequa
Symphony Orchestra,
Inc. with check enclosed,
138 Dartmouth Road, Massapequa,
N. Y. 11758. Available
seats will be on sale at
the box office
THE FORMAL DEDICATION of expanded water well
facilities on Hicksville Road just north of Southern State
Parkway took place last Sunday in memory of the late
Ellsworth " Doc" Allen who served as Chairman of the
Board of Water Commissioners for 17 years. Pictured ( left
to right) are Marion, widow of Allen, Commissioners
George Meyerhoff and Albert Nasser. The nearly 4- acre
site, purchased from the state for $ 151,000, is capable of
containing 4 wells and underground storage facilities.
To Trip Or Not To Trip
- - LIRR Blues
CAROLINE B. KLESH
" It's a helluva way to run
a railroad," is the quote of
the President of the LIRR
that Bill O'Donnell, Democratic
candidate for the 9th
AD used over and over. Boy
was he right. I don't use
the LIRR often, thank goodness.
But on Sunday
afternoon I did. I took the
1: 21 out of Massapequa
Park station to go to Lincoln
Center. It was a nice
enough trip — rather restful,
so I can't complain
about that, and the conductor
was very genial, especially
after I gave him
The Massapequan Observer
with the front page story of
LIRR Prexy Speaks at Village
Hall. Then he said, and
I thought he was joking,
" Lady you better come
home before 12 midnight
tonight, or you just won't
get home tomorrow." ~ I
didn't give it another thought.
I was thinking about Lincoln
Center and Philharmonic
Hall and the piano
recital by Jeanne- Marie
Darre and the Twelve
Etudes, Opus 10 and 25 by
Chopin that I was glad to hear.
I also remininced about the
Library of the Performing
Arts and remembered it's
beginning one day in the
Public Relations office of
the Fifth Avenue Building of
the New York Public Library
when it occurred to'us that
it would be great if the Music
Collection, the Dance Collection
and the Theatre Collection
could be housed at
the future Lincoln Center
complex. That was either
1953 or 1954. So I did not
heed the advise. Went to the
Greenwich Village to visit
Father Robert W. Hampshire
and his wife, I visited
two of his friends' fine restaurants
( more about this
next week) and slept over in
their wonderful apartment.
The next day — at 5 a. m.
I called the LIRR for the
schedule back to Massapequa
Park. I get a recording,
the strike was on. I had to
get out to Massapequa Park
and to Farmingdale to put
out a newspaper. So — what
to do. I tried calling about
helicopters. None out '*
Manhattan im**' 2 p. m. I
asked about boats. No ^ one
seemed to know. Then I
decided to call the airlines
and that was the answer. I
took a cab to the terminal
then for $ 2 a bus to Kennedy
— it was an interesting
ride. Then at Kennedy
went down to arrivals and
called the Long Island Airport
Limousine service. And
via Atlantic Beach, Wantagh,
Seaford, Massapequa
( there were others who were
picked up at Kennedy too) we
arrived back in Massapequa
Park at 11 a. m. Not too
bad. Cost was only $ 5.75 for
the limousine service and
it was very nice and besides
we met Mel and he is
worth the whole trip. By
the way his brother in law
is the third violinist at
Radio City Music Hall.
More about New York City
next week and more about
Father Hampshire.
