County Offers Assistance To Reservists Korean Author To Address
Being Called To Duty
County Executive Eugene H.
Nickerson this week offered the
assistance of his office to reservists
now being called up and
their families.
" The swift return to active
duty," said Nickerson, " can result
in a disruption of business
and personal affairs„ My administration
is anxious to do all in
its power to assist those who a re
caught up in the difficult transitional
period.
" R e s e r v i s t families having
problems are invited to contact
Jacqueline Boyette, Administrative
Assistant, or Matthew Cro-nin,
director of the Office of
Mobil ization for Democracy,
whom I have directed to coor-
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dinate this assistance effort. If
the County is unable to help
directly, we will refer the family
to the proper authority," Nickerson
concluded.
Miss Boyette's telephone number
is PI 2- 3000, Ext, 2909;
and the telephone number of the
Office of Mobilization for Democracy
is PI 2- 2401.
Figures Show Apri! Worst Month
For Highway Deaths
April was the crudest month
for highway deaths last year in
Nassau County, according to a
survey conducted by the Nassau
County Police Accident Prevention
Bureau, and released this
week.
During 1967, in the county
police district, 107 persons were
killed in highway accidents: 86 in
vehicles and 21 pedestrians. In
April, 15 were killed- four of them
pedestrians.
The survey shows that 50 fatal
accidents occurred at intersections-
19 governed by automatic
traffic signal lights, five by full
stop signs, and one, in which five
persons were killed, at a railroad
crossing regulated by gates.
Mondays and Fridays were
most dangerous for pedestrians
with 12 killed on these days.
On the basis of incomplete re-turnr
from the Medical Examiner's
Office, 16 of the 107
persons killed in vehicle accidents
during 1967 had some
alcohol in their blood.
The Accidents Prevention Bureau's
survey does not include
the 42 traffic deaths which
occurred in the patrol territory
of local police department and
the 33 fatalities on highways patrolled
by the Long Island State
Park Police.
Hearing Call Public For $ 1,800,000
Drainage Program
The Town Board will hold a
public hearing at Town Hall on
Tuesday, February 20 at 10 a. m.
on a proposed storm water drainage
program which calls for a
$ 4,800,000 bond issye. The last
issue was in 1964 when $ 4,000, -
000 was authorized.
Public Works Commissioner
H. John Plock, J r . , recommended
the program calling for 30
projects in various sections of
the Town to be undertaken during
the next six years under the capital
planning program.
Four projects have been advanced
by the Board through the
design stage and will be ready
for public bidding this year if
the program is approved.
Police Expand Use Of Breathalyzer Units
Nassau Police Commissionei
Francis B„ Looney announced
county police will expand the
use of Breathalyzer units in the
enforcement of drunk driving
laws.
The Highway Patrol Bureau
is conducting a 40- hour training
course in the operation of the
Breathalyzer. The course is
being attended by eight patrolmen
and one sergeant, and in
addition to breathalyzer training
will include instruction in the
use of radiological monitoring
and decelerometers.
This will raise the availability
of men with the bureau capable
of operating this equipment to
four sergeants and 26 patrolmen.
CAMP Speaker Explains Methods
Of Eliminating ' Indecent' Leterature
Eighty to ninety percent of
newsdealers cooperate in keeping
indecent literature of.' the
newstands, was the report given
by H. R. Fritts at the Citizens
Association of Massapequa Park
meeting held on Tuesday at Village
Hall.
Fritts, chairman of the Joint
Committee for Elimination of In-
Job Training Topic Of Chamber Meeting
Robert D'Andrea, Coordinator
of Distributive Education program
of Berner High School, appeared
as guest speaker at the
Massapequa Chamber of Commerce
meeting held at Marjorie
Post Park.
D'Andrea spoke about " Practical
. On The Job Training" of
students and the system of school
credits earned by students participating
in the program.
Numerous pledges were made
to offer prizes to students for
outstanding achievement and initiative
and success arising out of
and continuing studies in Distributive
Education.
Friends Of The Library
Younghill Kang, Korean author
will present a program, jointly
sponsored by the Friends of the
Farmingdale Public Library and
the Friends of the Bethpage
Public Library on Friday, February
9 at 8: 30 p. m. at the
Bethpage Public Library, Powell
Avenue, Bethpage.
Kang is " perhaps the most
famous Korean alive", according
to Mrs. Alonzo Gibbs
of Bethpage. " His books, " The
Grass Roof", " East Goes West"
and " The Happy Grove" have
been praised by Rebecca West,
Pearl S. Buck, H. G. Wells,
Lewis Mumford and others",
Mrs. Gibbs said.
The author has also taught and
lectured at more than a score of
colleges including New York University,
Yale, C. W. Post and
Hofstra. At one time he was
President of Tongyang Woeguko
College at Seoul, Korea. He
is the recipient of a Guggenheim
Award in creative literature as
well as several European literary
awards.
A business meeting of the
Friends of the Farmingdale
Public Library will be held directly
preceding the program.
Members of both organizations
as well as other interested persons
are invited to attend. Admission
is free.
American Legion Official To
Appear As Guest Speaker
Assemblyman Martin Ginsberg ( 1), former Assemblyman Abe
Seldin and Dr. Richard H. Goldstein ( K) of Massapequa Park,
member of the New York State Board of Examiners for Physical
Therapy, discuss plans aimed at securing passage of the Ginsberg
Bill outlawing discrimination against the physically and mentally
handicapped. The three men head up the Steering Committee to
End Discrimination Against the Handicapped.
Farmingdale OBSERVER Thursday, February I, 1968
William E. Galbraith, National
Commander of the American
Legion will be the guest speaker
of the Nassau, Suffolk and Queens
District, at a dinner meeting to
be held at Olsen's Inn, East
Massapequa on Thursday, February
22.
Commander Galbraith, who
recently toured Vietnam will r e port
on his visit and will expand
upon his theme, " Freedom
is Not Free'*. He is a native
decent Literature, told how his
group pay monthly visits to
newstands and seek the voluntary
cooperation of newsdealers
in keeping out of sight certain
magazines and tabloids which his
group feels should not be exposed
to youngsters. Decals are given
for display to those who cooperate.
He cited a newsdealer in
Bellmore who is being prosecuted
for selling ' objectionable
literature' to a youngster.
Copies of several ' objectionable'
tabloids was shown to
those present.
Organizations represented at
the meeting included Rotary and
Exchange Clubs, PTA Council,
First Baptist Church, St. Rose
of Lima, Holy Name and representatives
from several other
Massapequa groups.
Police To Hire Police Cadettes
Nassau County police will hire
10 young girls as police cadettes,
it was announced by Police Commissioner
Francis B. Looney.
A civil service examination
for the position is expected to be
scheduled sometime in May.
The department presently employs
90 young men as cadets.
Young women interested in the
cadette position must be 18 or
19 years old, a graduate of a
senior high school and have completed
two years of college, a
United States citizen, a resident
of Nassau or a contiguous county,
5- foot- 2 inches to 5- foot- 9
inches tall and normal weight for
height, 20/ 30 vision without
glasses, and free from mental
and physical defect.
Pay for the cadettes will be the
same as for cadets: $ 4,546, plus
holiday pay, to start.
The young women will be assigned
to non- enforcement work.
When they reach their 21st birthday,
they may be appointed as
policewomen without further
testing if their work has been
satisfactory and they meet
medical and all other requirements.
of Nebraska and a veteran of
World War n service with the
U. S. Navy in the Atlantic Theater.
In addition to his American
Legion activity, he served as
Chairman of the Nebraska
Centennial commission, Co-
Chairman of the Governor's
Conference on Education, and as
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Nebraska Youth
Council.
Police Listen To Female Voices
Female voices are being heard
for the first time on radio r e ceivers
in Nassau police cars.
The voices are recorded messages
reminding motor patrols
to be alert to specific police
problems. Women were used for
the recordings because, according
to experts, a man's ear is
m o r e closely attuned to a woman's
voice - particularly if the
voice sounds young and attractive,
according to the police spokesman.
A typical message states: Studies
have revealed that alcohol
is a causation factor in over fifty
per cent of traffic deaths. Affirmative
enforcement action by
members on patrol will prevent
the intoxicated driver from endangering
himself and others."
The messages are broadcast
from headquarters in Mineola
during the day and night, whenever
there is free air time. The
messages will cover the entire
range of police interest.
DA To Talk On Indecent Literature
District Attorney William Cahn
of Nassau County will be a guest
speaker on the legal aspects
of decent literature at a symposium
to be held by the Citizens
Association of Massapequa
Park on Tuesday, February
6 at 8: 30 p. m. at the
Hawthorn School.
Other speakers who will discuss
the legal and psychological
aspects of the topic include Dr.
Frederick Oakes, Massapequa
school's Chief Psychologist and
Maurice Nodjari, Chief Assistant
District Attorney.
Appoint Allsop To Ethics Board
Former Town Councilman
Peter B. Allsopp has been reappointed
to the Oyster Bay Town
Board of Ethics. Allsopp's term
is for five years.
Other members of the Board
of Ethics are: Bronson B. T.
Eden, Walter F. Bucalos, the Rev.
John M. Haight, Dr. Benjamin
J. Giminaro and Louis Orfan.
Inspecting the extensive damage to the Amity Theatre in the Inter
County Shopping Center last Tuesday is a member of the South Farmingdale
Fire Department that responded to the general alarm. Despite
the almost total loss to the theatre, estimated at $ 150,000, ten
other stores in the shopping center on Carman Road were saved, according
to Chief George Kerrigan. Photo by Greco
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