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N I OC Ul > K UJ s o O 0 GC 00 Z >- -J > < 1 u 0 K § lU 1 CO o With John KEEPING IN TOUCH REMINDER...The East Rockaway Republican Club will hold its Christmas Party tomorrow, December 15 at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. All members are asked to bring a small, wrapped gift that will be given to the residents of the East Rockaway Nursing Home later this month. Election of officers will also take place... » » » AND ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE...The East Rockaway Democratic Club's annual Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, December 18 at 2 p.m. at the Grant Avenue Fire House. There will be delicious food, punch, and desserts, as well as door prizes. A donation of $5 per person is requested... » » * HOLIDAY SERVICES...at the Windsor Avenue Bible Church are as follows: Sunday, December 18 at 7 p.m. the choirs will present the cantata, \An Old Fashioned Christmas\ by Don Wyrtzen; Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Christmas Day, Sunday School will be held at 9:45 a.m.. Worship Service at 11 a.m., and there will be no evening service on December 25 or January 1... » » • THE MEN'S CLUB...of St. John's Lutheran Church, Lynbrook recently played host to their spouses and were privileged to hear the Rev. Stephen linger. Chaplain of Lydia Hall Hospital in Freeport, speak on the relevant and timely topic of \Life Supports-Yes or No?\ The evening was complete with delectable delicacies... <i< * * INDOOR FLEA MARKET...will be held at Bethany Church, 100 Main Street, East Rockaway on Saturday, December 17 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. With a great number of dealers, there will be something for everyone to choose from while doing some late Christmas shopping... » • * NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY...will be held by the American Legion Post 958 at the Colonial Room on Main Street. The price of $25 per person includes an open bar, hot roast beef and Virginia ham with gravy and all the trimmings, and music by the Stan Cabot Orchestra. All monies must be turned in by December 19, so call J. Dwyer (593-5577), A. Harding (593-6481), or J. Celli (825-3675) for reservations. Ring in the New Year at the Colonial Room... * » • • AHRC MEETING...The Lynbrook-East Rockaiway Auxiliary of the Association for the Help of Retarded Children will hold its monthly meeting Monday, December 19 at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Main Street, East Rockaway. A Christmas Party of members will be held at this time... • » » WELCOME THE NEW YEAR...at St. Raymond's Gala New Year's Eve Celebration at St. Raymond's Parish Hall from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Admission is $25 per person, and mcludes 2 bottles per table (Scotch and rye), a hot buffet supper, and champagne at midnight. Music by Stardust and special guest appearance by the Chimes. For reservations call Steve Higgins at 887-7346 or Ben Melfa at 593-6994 Sponsored by the Msgr. Walsh St. Raymond Council No. 7220 Knights of Columbus... * * * IN SERVICE...Airman Thomas O'Brien, son of Thomas O'Brien of East Rockaway, has been assigned to Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado after completing Air Force Basic Training...Airman David Martin, son of John and Marilyn Ahrens of Lynbrook, has been assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas...and Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth Galbraith, son of Carol Galbraith of Lynbrook, has reported for duty with the 1st Force Service Group, Camp Pendleton, Texas... • * • BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING., for East Rockaway will be held on Monday, December 19 at 8 p.m. at the High School, located on Ocean Avenue. The following items will be on the agenda: report from the bond issue, policy committee, regents proposals, personnel matters and a presentation by Mrs. Fran Kohn on the all- day kindergarten program... (Con tinned on page 14) Letters Keith Rossein Editor The Local News Dear Keith, 1 was quite surprised to read the prefaces to the letters of Henry Nathan- son, Eileen Glorioso, and the open letter in the December 8 issue of the Local News. Mr. Nathan- son claims that he sub- •mitted his letter to the Observer, \where it might or might not be pub- lished;\ Mrs. Glorioso stated that she had also sent her letter to the Observer, but had ^r doubts that it would be published there, and the \Parents and Taxpayers in Favor of the Bond Issue\ stated \We do not believe that we can get this printed in the other jocal newspaper (mean- ing, of course, the Observer). 1 am surprised by these statements because Mr. Nathanson, Mrs. Glori- oso and some of those signing the open letter asked me personally whether 1 would print their letters. I assured them that, so long as they were accompanied by a signature and were received by me before my deadline, (and I had received their letters at this time), 1 assured them, one and all, that their let- ters would be printed in the next edition. There was no mention of \space permitting,\ Hank, and you know it. Likewise, Mrs. Glorioso, I informed you on December 5 that your letter would appear in the issue of December 7. True to my word, all of these letters appeared in the Observer on Decem- ber 7, along with 11 other letters from interested citizens concerning the bond issue. These same people who keep claiming or insinuat- ing that 1 don't print let- ters keep showing up on the letter's page in the Observer. 1 keep stating, that 1 have printed all let- ters received, and Mrs. Mansfield, Mr. Nathan- son, Mrs. Glorioso et al keep telling me that 1 don't, and their letters keep appearing in the Observer, in some cases two and three times, and always before they appear in the Local News. 1 guess the only way 1 can convince these people is to keep performing the way that 1 have; surely the readers of the Observer know who is telling the truth. 1 publish this letter in my newspaper, Keith, because I know that you have a 250 word limita- tion on your letters to the editor, and as this letter exceeds that amount, you probably would not print It. The Observer does not have a stated word limita- tion. I believe that the people's right to be heard should not be hampered by an Editor's arbitrary word limitation. 1 guess that's why so many peo- ple have written letters to the Observer rather than your paper, Keith. They know that if they send it to me, it will be printed, regardless of what Mrs. Glorioso and Mr. Nathanson say. Sincerely, John Hambel Editor Dear Mr. Hambel: 1 would like to respond to some of the ridiculous assertions of Mrs. Eileen Mansfield in the last issue of the Observer. Specifically, 1 would like to respond to Mrs. Mansfield's objection to the Observer printing let- ters when the writer has requested that his name be withheld from publica- tion. Well, Mrs. Mans- field, in case you've never noticed the withholding of names of writers to a newspaper is accepted journalistic practice throughout the Nation. Even such venerable pap- ers as the New York Times and the Washing- ton Post will withhold the name of a letter writer if that is the desire of the person involved. The only stipulation is that the letter be signed and the identity of the letter writer is made known to the Editor of the news- paper. 1 suggest, Mrs. Mansfield, that you pick up a copy of the New Y^ork Times and verify my statement. You have heard of the New York Times, haven't you, Mrs. Mansfield? 1 myself have written two letters to Mr. Ham- bel during the school bond issue question, in both instances, 1 asked him to omit my name from publication. Why, might you ask, did I not have the courage of my convictions? Well, under normal circumstances I would have been proud to register my public disap- (Continued on page 13) Vn HANK BIALICK - PUBLISHER John Hambel • Editor Kelloy Burice • Assistant Editor Toni Santillo - Controller Charlotte Safirstein - Ass't Bookkeeper Cecelia Allmanti. Circulation Manager Irving Waldman - Circulation Maria Heller - Account Executive Joan Schalk • Account Executive Judy Feldman - Account Executive Cheryl Taub • Art Director mm mmma^ OBSERVER YOUR VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY\ the Good Neighbor Newspaper Publiihwj svery Wedneiday by 08 Publications Inc. All materl^ - news, photographs and advertlsemants - ars th« exclusive pro- perty of OB Publications Inc. and the express use of them is forbidden. Editorials^ Newspapers Are People Too! By Hank Bialick The climate for publishing newspapers has been changing in the past few years. The con- tents of newspapers are now perused in depth before being considered for publication, due to recent legal decisions and the ease of suit existing in the courts. 1 do not wish to give the impression that we published news items indiscriminately, but we do have to be much more selective, at this time. As part of our public service, we publish letters that may at times inform or criticize some person or institution. In fact in the past 5 issues of the East Rockaway-Lynbrook Observer we published 49 letters pro and con on the recent bond issue. But our policy has been, and is, that we will not use letters, or any other source of information, as an instrument of revenge, in our newspapers. Also, the writer of a letter must offer proof of any allegation before we will consider publishing the letter or news items. We will also attempt, very objectively, to allow both sides in any local confrontation a chance to state their views. In fact^ we do have the final choice of rejecting any item we receive that we feel is in bad taste or contrary to the public interest. The staff of the Baldwin Citizen, Oceanside Beacon and East Rockway-Lynbrook Observer are mature, courteous individuals who are, in many cases, kind and considerate when the situation arises. (Continued on page 14) Now The Work Begins By John Hambel After months of public debate, the bond proposal has been overwhelmingly defeated by the residents of School District 19. Although I opposed this plan since its inception in October, I take little satisfaction in its massive defeat. The problems of our schools remain, and we have now wasted precious time debating a proposal that apparently should never have been offered to begin with. It is now incumbent upon all members of the community to focus their attention on alleviating the problems that we face and to work together to repair our schools. This will not be easy. The campaign for passage of the bond proposal was a bitter one, one which divided the community into two opposing camps. It will be not be easy for the people who opposed the bond issue to work harmoniously with those who favored it, and vice versa. However, the greater good of the children of this district demands that all forget the past, and strive only for a better future. I am greatly concerned by this prospect, if the forum held on December 5 is any indication of things to come. Instead of being a true forum, where interested citizens ask questions of the Board, each resident seemed ^^^^^ (Continued on page 14) Serving the Families of East Rockaway, Bay Park, Hewlett Point & Lynbrook Post Office Box 91, East Rockaway, NY 11518 Executive OfficM: The Seiffert BMa., 2787 Long Beach Rd. P. O. Box 567, Oceantid*, New York 11572 <816) RO 4-2500 This newspaper will not be liable for errors appearing In any advertisement beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error nor for any picture submitted. Annual Subscription - $10.00 Copyright (c) 1983 OB Publications Inc. Deadline for most press releases is Friday at 2:00 Advertising deadline is Monday at 12 Noon
