Former Daler Athlete
Realizes Boyhood Dream
Seventeen years ago Frank
Tagarello, of 11 Balcon Road,
Farmingdale, was a scrawny
youngster of 13 with Walter Mitty-likc
dreams. His older brother
used to take him to Roosevelt-* York
Raceway. Frank conjured up and
visions of himself as a harness
horse drive and someday coming
to Roosevelt and performing before
the home folks.
Last week the curly- haired, 30
year old horseman realized that
dream and like Don Quixote rode
his " Rosinante" into Roosevelt
Raceway. " I didn't want to drive
at Roosevelt until I was sure I
could make the grade," the spare,
handsome Tagarello said with his
dark eyes flashing. " Now I
feel I can do it and I want to
stick around for the rest of the
season."
" I t ' s nice to be home," he
said. " It is something wonderful
to hear the fans in the stands
in Long Island. I haven't heard
cheers since I was an athlete
at Farmingdale High School."
Tagarello had won all- Nassau
County right- halfback honors at
Farmingdale and roamed the
' gridiron four years against the
likes of Jimmy Brown, of Cleveland
Brown fame, and former
Navy All- American Bob Reif-snyder.
He played baseball with
Al Weis, who will wear the New
Mets' flannels this season,
Cardinal pitcher Jack
Lamabe. He set a State record
for the 440- yard run that hasn't
been lowered to this date at his
old school. He was an accomplished
wrestler.
Tagarello became interested in
harness racing when he left school
and forsook a football career. He
was too light ( he weighs only
150 pounds dripping wet now).
Joe Adamo, a Long Island horseman,
gave him his start and from
there he drifted to odd stable jobs
with Eddie Cobb, George Sholty
and Frank Popfinger. Five years
ago he struck out on his own.
After a fine campaign at Freehold,
( he scored 36 victories),
last year, he decided to make
the invasion of the toughest circuit
in the nation.
His father, now retired in
Florida, for many years owned
and operated the Sorrento
Restaurant on Main Street.
Need For Big Brothers,
Big Sisters In Farmingdale
The Big Brothers and Big Sisters
of Farmingdale have announced
their major annual r e cruitment
drive for volunteers,
in con junction, with National Big
Brother Week, which is being
held this week.
The Big Brothers and Sisters
Program, sponsored for the past
four years by the Farmingdale
Youth Board and members of the
Big Brothers of America, has
provided adult guidance andlead-ership
to children who may be
missing one or both their natural
parents.
Volunteers serve as friends
and companions on a once a week
basis, providing friendship, r e c reation
and cultural enrichment.
No experience is necessary.
Interested applicants, age 18
and up, may contact the Big
Brothers, at the Farmingdale
Youth Board, 361 Main Street,
Farmingdale or by calling Ch 9-
2928.
Bank Poll Shows Drugs
A Problem In Community
Most area residents feel that
the use of marijuana, LSD and
other drugs is becoming a problem
in South Farmingdale.
This was revealed in the latest
National Bank of North America
Community Opinion Foil. In
the voting, 66.2% believe that the
use of drugs is becoming a problem
in South Farmingdale, 29%
do not and 4.8% were unsure,
. according to the Bank's South
Farmingdale office.
Voters also agreed with General
Hershey's recommendation
that college students who obstruct
military recruitment should lose
their student deferment, 62.1%
giving the nod and 34.4% saying
" no."
However, voters were in strong
disagreement on the question of
whether the n a m e s of minors
committing criminal acts should
be released to the public with
62.1% in favor and 37.1% against.
On the lighter side, voters reflected
the difficulty of keeping a
New Year's resolution: 35.1%
said they keep New Year's resolutions,
60.8% admitted die " awful
trudi" and 4.1% weren't saying.
To Make
Student Awards
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the Corp. George Benkert Jr.
Post 516 and the Ladies Auxiliary
will present awards to the top
three students of the Farming-dale
Senior High School in their
annual Voice of Democracy program
on Tuesday, January 23 at
9: 15 p. m., it was announced by
Lewis G. Dale, Chairman of the
program.
Mrs. John Goulding
Installed
Mrs. John Goulding was installed
as a new member in the Farmingdale
Women's Club at a meeting
held last week.
A program entitled ' The International
Scene' will highlight
the Thursday, February 1 meeting
of the group at St. Luke's
Lutheran Church at 1: 30 p. m.
Cub Pack 514
Active
Pack 514 Cub Master, Jack
Stanforth, presented the following
Webelos their Activity Badges;
Billy Fidmann, A q u a n a u t , Athlete,
Sportsman, Artist; Billy
C a r n e y , Artist, Outdoorsman,
Sportsman, Aquanaut, one Gold
and two Silver Arrows; Paul
B r o d o w s k i , Artist, Athlete,
Sportsman, Aquanaut, Denners
Badge and one Gold Arrow; Wendell
Steenbuck, Artist, Scholar,
Athlete; Wayne Stanforth, Naturalist,
Artist, Badge; John Schell-horn,
Artist, Sportsman, Athlete,
one Gold Arrow; James Higgins,
A r t i s t , Aquanaut; John Har-decker,
Artist, Athlete, Sportsman;
Victor Hackenberg, Artist,
Athlete. Mrs. Tex Campbell's
Den received Silver Arrows for
f u l l participation during the
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The various dens of Pack 514
collected and then presented their
contributions to Mr. Owen Schell,
Lions Club representative for the
Vietnamese Assistance Committee
of Farmingdale.
Frostbitten but jolly, were the
voices that rang out during Pack
514' s annual Kiwanis sponsored
Caroling session on Main Street,
Farmingdale.
Cootie Game
A cootie game will be held by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the
V. F. W., George Benkert J r . Post
516 at the V. F. W. Hall, 635 South
Main Street, Farmingdale on
Thursday, January 18 at 8 p. m.
Refreshments will be served and
there will be table prizes.
Nancy Eyester Affianced
To Raymond Rada
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Charles
Eyester of 514 Staples Street,
Farmingdale, have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Nancy Eyester to Raymond
Rada, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Rada of Baldwin Street,
Farmingdale.
Miss Eyester is a graduate
of Farmingdale. High School and
the Kay Laurie Beauty School
and is presently employed at
Paula's Beauty Salon in Farmingdale.
Mr. Raymond Rada, a
graduate of Farmingdale High
School and St. John's University,
is employed by the division of
Social Services of Suffolk County.
A June wedding is planned.
Three Dalers Promoted
To Full Professors At University
Three Farmingdale residents
received faculty promotions at
the State University, Farmingdale,
this past week.
John Purcell, was promoted to
full professor in business administration;
James Nihan to full
professor in Social Science and
Berthold Willenbrack to full professor
in English.
William Hewitt was named associate
science.
professor in political
Dems Slate Meet
The next meeting of die Farmingdale
Democratic Club will be
held on Thursday, January 18, at
8: 30 p. m. at 640 Fulton Street,
Farmingdale.
Presenting tray favors which Brownie Troop # 345 of Farming-dale
made for the patients at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, are
1 to r: Annette Gennaro, Karen De Rosa, Lisa De Martino, and
Carolyn Karda.
Kiwanis To Sponsor
Steel Bandits
The Farmingdale Kiwanis Club
will sponsor the appearance of
a musical group the Steel Bandits,
at the Farmingdale Senior
High School auditorium on Saturday,
January 20 at 8: 00 p. m.
The musicians range in age from
13 to 19.
The Steel Bandits have taken
instruments invented by young
Trinidadians, popularized them
in this country, and have added
their own innovations of style and
interpretation.
The group has appeared on
nationwide television, and are
in great demand for conventions,
concerts, and country club
dances according to chairman
Ronald C. Shircore. They twice
appeared before the National
Press Club in Washington and
played a full concert on steel
drums in New York City's Philharmonic
Hall. Among their selections
a r e : Calypso, Rock and
Roll, Broadway showtunes and
classics by Von Suppe and Bach.
Advance tickets sales, available
at Fongs Restaurant or
Udels Toy and* Hobby Shop, are
priced at $ 1.50 for adults and
$ 1.00 for students.
Paul F. Hantzschel
Passes Away
Paul F. Hantzschel of 44 Mid-wood
Avenue^ South Farmingdale
passed away last Saturday. He is
survived by his wife, Lena, a son,
Rudolph, and two grandchildren,
Chris and Linda.
The Rev. Bernhardt Bohrer,
Pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran
Church, conducted religious
services at die McCourt and
Trudden Funeral Home on Monday
evening. Interment followed
on Tuesday at Pinelawn Memorial
Park.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sunrise Federal Savings
and Loan Association
The Annual Meeting of the Members
of the Sunrise Federal
Savings and Loan Association will
be held at the offices of the Association
at 312 Conklin Street,
Farmingdale, New York on
Wednesday, January 17, 1968 at
2: 00 p. m.
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jeanne M. Buck
Secretary
# 378 2T Observer J a n u a ry
4, 11, 1968
Gerhard Hirseland Elected
President Of GOP Club
Gerhard Hirseland of 24 Beverly
Road in Farmingdale was
elected president of die Farmingdale
Republican Club. Other
officers elected were George
Meyerhoff, first vice president;
Arnold DiSilvestro as second
vice president; Marjorie Pfoh as
third vice president and chair-lady
of die club's women's division.
Joseph Larkin was elected
treasurer, Blanche Oakes as recording
secretary, Anne Larkin
as financial secretary and John
Judice as sergeant- at- arms.
* Outgoing; president John F. Garry
will serve die club as member
of its board of directors.
GOP Town Leader Michael
D' Auria will install die new officers
on Monday, January 15 at
8: 30 p. m. at St. Thomas Undercroft.
Class ' 58
Plans Reunion
Plans for a class reunion of
1958 Farmingdale High School
graduates will be made at a
meeting at Welduh E. Howiii j r .
High School on Wednesday, January
17 at 8 p. m.
LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Board of Trustees of the
Inc. Village of Farmingdale,
Farmingdale, N. Y., does hereby
invite the suh. nission of bids
for the purchase of various types
of baseball equipment for the
Farmingdale Baseball League,
such bids to be publicly opened
on February 19th, 1968, at 8: 00
P. M., E. S. T.
A list of such equipment and
specifications thereto is available
at the office of the Village Clerk,
361 Main Street, Farmingdale,
N. Y., and may be secured during
business hours daily except
Saturdays and Sundays.
Bidders will be required to
furnish: a certified check in the
amount of ( 3%) five percentum of
the total bid as evidence of good
faith. Such checks to be returned
to the unsuccessful bidders. No
bid may bewithdrawnforaperiod
of 45 days.
The Board of Trustees reserves
the right to deny any and all bids
and to award such bid which in
their judgment serves the best
interests of the Village.
A certification of non- collusive
bidding must be supplied.
All bids must be addressed to
the Village Clerk, Village of
Farmingdale, 361 Main Street,
Farmingdale, N. Y., 11735, and
die outside of the envelope
marked plainly, " bid for
Baseball Equipment".
By Order of the
BOARD OFTRUSTEESOF
THE INC. VILLAGE OF
FARMINGDALE
JAMES J. MC KENNA,
CLERK- TREAS.
DATED: January 10th, 1968
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