TOB Continues Special Events Programs
The Oyster Ray Town Department
of Recreation is continuing
its special events for the family
and dances for the teenagers at
the four community parks.
On Wednesday, July 10, from 8-
10 p. m. Gilbert and Sullivan -
" Iolanthe" will be presented at
the Marjorie R. PostMassapequa
community park, while on Friday,
July 12, C. Y. O. Cultural
Arts Festival Winners and Hand
will perform for the teenagers
from 7- 10 p. m.
At Rethpage community park,
the Long Island Studio Theatre
will present " Arms and the Man'*
by George Rernard Shaw for the
Wednesday session and the Pine
Hill Singers — Folk Rock Music
will be the teenagers delight on
Friday.
At Syosset - Woodbury community
park on Wednesday the
Rel Canto Singers will offer a
Medley of Show Tunes, Popular
and Operatic HiLites for the
family, while Rattle of the Rands
Winners will supply the music
for a teenage dance, on Friday.
Finally, at the Plainview- Old
Rethpage community park the
Central Long Island Chapter of
Sweet Adelines, Inc. will present
" Summer in the Park" on Wednesday
and the Rattle of the Rands
Winners will provide the music
for a teenage dance on Friday.
Exams For Service
Academies Next Tuesday
Young men residing in the
Second Congressional District
wishing to be considered for appointments
to United States service
academies should take a civil
service examination being given
at 1 p. m. on Tuesday, July 9,
at the Patchogue High School
cafeteria, Congressman James
R. Grover Jr. announced this
week.
Grover said his appointments
would be based on the examination
results, personal interviews and
recommendations by a panel of
distinguished citizens. Young
men wishing to take the examination
may secure a letter of authorization
from Grover's Washington
or Rabylon offices.
Students Receive Congressional
Citizenship Awards
79 Guns Turned In To Police
A number of local graduating
seniors were awarded Congressional
Citizenship Awards by
Rep. James R. Grover Jr. of
the Second Congressional District
Among the recipients were:
Nancy Glass of Berner High
School, Massapequa; John R.
Scardinia of Farmingdale Senior
High School; Barry Goldwasser of
the Massapequa High School and
Kathleen Anne Williams of the
Queen of the Rosary Academy,
Amityville.
" These awards were made by
Town Begins Jogging Program
my office," Congressman Grover
said, " to students who best represent
the qualities of good citizenship
and concern for their
fellows. The recipients should be
particularly proud of these
medals because the winners were
selected by vote of their fellow
students "
Nassau Police Commissioner
Francis R. Looney reported that
79 guns were turned in during
June, the amnesty period set by
State law for the surrender of unlawful
weapons.
" Such weapons," Looney said,
•• are a danger in the home. Besides
being dangerous in themselves,
these illegal weapons
have a habit of finding their way
into the hands of criminals. Safeguard
your home and help us
safeguard the community by turning
in these unauthorized weapons."
He indicated that persons who
had failed to meet the June 30
deadline could still contact police
and make arrangements to turn
in weapons.
Weapons included in the amnesty
are pistols, revolvers,
knives, blackjacks, metal knuckles,
firearm silencers and other
dangerous weapons.
The Oyster Bay Town Recreation
Department will sponsor a
year round jogging program three
nights a week beginning Monday,
July 8.
Town Board Majority Leader
Ralph J. Marino announced that
the program will be held Monday,
Wednesday and Friday atthefour
community parks from 7- 9 p. m.
and will include special staked
courses at the Rethpage, Syosset-
Woodbury, Plainview- Old Beth-page
and Marjorie R. Post Massapequa
parks.
Marino added that the recreation
staff members will guide the
jogging during the first week of
the program, then everyone will
be on their own. The program is
open to every Town resident of
all ages, but persons who have
not engaged in such physical activities
should check with their
doctor. Marino also added that
loose fitting clothes and sneakers
are advisable.
Police Warn Of Confidence Racket
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warned the senior citizens of the
County, and especially older
women, not to be lured into and
victimized by the confidence
racket known as the flim- flam
swindle.
The flim- flam confidence game
is being worked in this manner:
The elderly victim, while out
shopping, finds herself engaged
in a conversation by a stranger,
a very friendly, talkative worn-
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an. Soon another woman joins
them and tells the first woman
that she just found several thous-sand
dollars in an envelope.
Writing on the envelope indicates'
the money belongs to a racetrack
or sometimes to an unknown
bookmaker.
Then the first stranger suggests
that the money be kept
and divided. The older woman, it
is decided, should also share in
the money, but only after she puts
up money to show good faith.
Generally, the victim takes the
two women to her home or to her
bank to pick up the " good faith
money." The money is placed
in an envelope along with other
envelopes. Before being dropped
off by the two women, the envelopes
are switched and the
sup-and
victim is given one which
posedly holds her money
her share of the find. Actually,
the fat envelope contains a dollar
bill tied around paper cut to the
size of currency.
There are many variations of
this scheme.
In some instances elderly
women have gone to the bank
and withdrawn their life savings
and turned it over to the confidence
women.
Commissioner Looney warned:
" Be wary of the something- for-nothing
offers that strangers,
or new acquaintances promise
you. The something is usually
nothing. Nothing but an expensive
and an embarrassing experience."
Town OK's Retirement Plan
The Town of Oyster Bay has
elected to join the retirement
plan, negotiated recently by the
Civil Service Employees Association
and the state government,
Board Majority Leader Ralph J.
Marino announced this week. A
Town Board resolution establishing
the new policy becomes ef-*
fective on June 28, 1968.
The plan, intended for state
employees but also including
local governments at their own
option, guarantees half- pay for
all town employees upon retirement
at age 55 after 30 years of
service. A state law permitting
the town to take this action was
signed by Gov. Rockefeller
earlier this month.
The most significant part of the
new retirement plan ( extending
its retroactivity to 1938) erases
a long- standing disparity in computing
the pension formula for
older town employees. If they
started work before 1938 they
will now be able to retire with
at least half- pay. Town employees
with more than 30 years
service will receive proportionately
higher retirement benefits.
" I am pleased that New York
State granted municipalities the
authority to guarantee equitable
pensions for our many town employees
who have given over 30
years of faithful service," Marino
said.
Blames Postal Regulations
On Lottery Flop
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After taking a look at the
state lottery situation, which was
supposed to produce $ 360 million
a year for education, Assemblyman
Francis P. McCloskey this
week said " the lottery is starving
to death because of an archaic
postal regulation."
According to McCloskey, r e ceipts
have been disappointing -
only $ 34 million net the first
year — because most people
dont know where to purchase
tickets and current postal laws
makes it almost impossible to
spread the word to the people.
The lawmaker pointed out that
Federal law presently prohibits
information concerning the
mechanics of the lottery to be
carried by the mails. Consequently,
he said, publicity and promotion
which is so important
in the initial stages of public
acceptance, is severely limited.
Mc Closkey said the State has
licensed thousands of new lottery
ticket outlets but noted that State
Lottery Director Ernest T. Bird
recently complained that the
problem is to familiarize the
public with the locations of these
new oulets. The State has not
been able to take advantage of
newspaper advertising, since
most newspapers rely on the
mails for partial distribution.
McCloskey said he has personally
answered dozens of requests
for information concerning
the new lottery outlets, but
has been denied permission; to
mail his constituents a complete
list of those located in his own
Assembly district.
" The law takes a liberal view
when it comes to mailing
firearms and neo- pornography,"
McCloskey declared, " so I find
this strict regulation regarding
lottery information somewhat
ridiculous. I believe the postal
laws should be changed to bring
them more into line with state
needs."
McCloskey said he has discussed
the matter with Rep.
James R. Grover who, he reported,
has agreed to make the
necessary legislative moves in
Congress with a view toward
changing the law.
Farmingdale OBSERVER, Thursday, July 4 , 1968
