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-_. PAGE FOUR THE NORTHPORT OBSERVER NORTHPORT, L. L., N. Y. BATON K. GOLDTHWAITE __ ~ SUBSCRIPPION RATES - Year $4.00 - Six Months $2 ....... -__ Editor and Publisher 25 - Single Copies 10 Cents All communications intended for publication should be in the office not later than Tuesday noon if insertion in current issue is desired, and should be addressed to The Observer and not to in- dividuals. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: VILLAGE OFP NORTHPORT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: TOWN OP HUNTINGTON Published every Thumd‘ay at 160 Main St., Northport, ‘L. I.. N. Y. Entered as second-class mail matter at the Post Office at Northport, N. Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 NORTHPORT, L. I , N. Y.. THURSDAY; FEBRUARY 15. 1982 a e onne nen nene seen snc regen ne ne mey. Comme nt There used to be (probably still is) a very pretty and pic- turesque little village in Now Jersey named 'Tranqguillity.\ This village was noted for a beautiful white church steeple, and the white steeple and the name of the village inspired an unsung advertising man to write some famous copy for a leading life insurance corpora- tion, \How To Live in Tran- quillity on $150 A Month.\ The writer of that slogan is today probably turning over in his grave, for retired persons whose income is limited to $150 per month-or, twice that sum --are anything but tranquil if they are attempting to live within their means in North- port or anywhere on the North Shore of Long Island. Never prone to suffer ack of anything for very long, we have man- aged to successfully confuse the most expensive with the best, to convince ourselves that wants are needs, and then pro- ceed to the satisfaction of needs whether we can afford it or not. 'That we have ample prece- dent for this policy in the con- duct of the Federal Government for at least the past twenty or more years does not necessar- ily excuse us from our part in contributing willy nilly to a continuously cregping economic inflation in which the value of savings, annuities, pensions and almost any form of thrift has Been penalized to a point of dis- sipation. I refer in particular to our habit of. buying on time, not only those things which wear out quickly and have to be re- placed almost before they are paid for, but also to those much larger and more expensive pro- jects which, while they do not wear out, must essentially be maintained, preserved, managed and otherwise operated until the original i~vestment therein becomes but a fraction of the total cost, Herein I refer in particular to those projects which must be financed through a tax on real estate which, because it cannot be moved or hiddaon, has tbeen foreed to bear the burden of public expenditures to the point of near confiscation. It is not a- mere broal gencraluty to state that if you had bought a retirement home in Northport or nearby in 1950, and had been lucky enough to have gotten it all paid for by 19860, your taxes alone today would be greater than the sum of your monthly payments plus taxes in 1950. In other words, onee having managed to pay off your orig- inal mortgage, you are forced to buy your house all over again because of the continuously ris- ing costs of schools and other government services~-with cap- ital expenditures being paid for on convenient time payments over twenty years plus interest. 'The Northport Federal Sav- ings and Loan Association is only one of the many institu- tions that are the real owners of more than 90 per cent of the homes in Huntington Township and Suffolk County, yet from this one institution alone this month more than two thousand notices were sent out to mort- gagees requiring an \adjust- ment\ (upward) in monthly escrow payments to take care of increased taxes, In some in- stances the increase was mod- erate: two or three dollars per month; in others it has been substantial; it all depends on the appraised value of the home and not on the size of the mort- gage. This is a payment which retires nothing and leaves the mortgage holder no nearer the ownership of his home. It is just another cut from his ex- pendable income. We are to be called upon this next month to vote for the is- suance of more bonds for high school facilities and in a separ- ate referendum although at the same time, for expansion of our library facilities We have not yet been given the estimate of the bill for the high school, but we have been told that the lib- rary expansion will cost $661,- 800 and the Library Board Kas estimated that this can be fin- anced through an increase of $2.04 per thousand doHars of assessed valuation. - Based on the average assessment this means a tas increase of about (Continued on Page Five) # #* * _ * *- # o # # This Week in H * ~ The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation was created, February 16, 1938, U.S. forces crushed the Japanese at Truk, February 16, 1944. The Suez Canal opened, Febrirary 17, 1867. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers was organized, February 17, 1897. U.S. troops landed on Bataan, Febreary 17, 1945. Jefferson Davis was inaugurated President of the Confederacy, February 18, 1861. Federal troops entered Charleston, S.C., February 18, 1865. Admiral Byrd reached \Little America,\ February 18, 1931. leio, the 17ih State, was admitted to the Union, February 19, 1893. United States Marines landed on the south coast of Iwo Jima, Feb- ruary 19, 1945. The U.S. Congress outlawed dueling, February 20, 1839. The United States acquired the Virgin Islands, February 20, 1917. The Washington Mongament was deflicated, February 21, 1885. The Republic of Cuba adopted its first constitution, February 21, 1901. , George Washington was born, February 22, 1732. Boston was cov- ered by six feet of snow, February 23, 1717. ACROSS | :: the DEOK OTHER EDITORS From The Waverly Sun, Wa- verly, New York: Everyone has heard the old saw that says com- petition is the life of trade. So it is. It's also the best guarantee the consumer has of top quality and service ut minimum price. Well there is competition aplen- tv in this country today Retail trade has been going through an evolution that, in some aspects at least, is practically a revolution. The modern shopping center and supermarket are virtually depart- ment stores, The discount houses, in various areas of the country, have become an important factor in the retail picture. Sunday store openings-which numbers of peo- ple both within and without the become more numerous, as result of the heavy competitivepressures. All of this works to the advan- tage of the consumer, up to a point. But, at the same time, it has im- problems on the rétailets-hoth the lary» and the small, the chains and the independents, In various instances profits have disappeared, or neatly so And that isn t good for angoue conceined. Profitless enterpfise, whatever the field, can't be progressive enterprise for long, gnd then the consumer suffers. There's no easy answer. But the point,to remember is there are disaz'vantages as well as advan tages when competition reaches a retail industry think unwise-have no-Folds-barred level. | f f posed difficult and far-reaching _ HUNTINGTON TODAY - NORTHPORT OBSERVER, NORTHPORT, L. |.. N. Y. UNSUNG V 1, hs f A4 +> h c fit} k RE & .is. » - “$5,“ ao uce, e n swo HERGES - J 50, - went hi ge -- V K4 sw oy Sit 2500. ol- - yam A , ”if; ol af threo as kan thes his sim oa o g Pert. ot ages |\ . 200 \gig \\\r drut ue \ut s \ j {0 \ \ - i 5C Hon <+ (y Jil 2 r f Lg ' L 14 wh h too; Pu OR 1 & €0+ + + hou, » kon Pis P . w' non d fo bari a bsen a hiv aul lib call wi v 6t nlos Cake ~ Tue Emgregnucey Crews wuo Nrg * a\ % Northport By the time you read this, the birthday of \the man who freed the slaves\ Abe Lincoln will have passed. Somewhere along the way, 1 get the feeling that a lot of us are still slaves. We arrive home from work only to be en- gulied in the demands of our wives; the demands of our scream- ing son -, paahdon, I mean love- ly Little dahlings; the | squeeky lunge or temperamental dishwash- er. Speaking of dishwashers - not the mechanical kind but thine haus frau, perhaps she would like an evening out on the town so to speak, even if only to Joe's pizza joint. When one consider's the man's lot in the scheme of things, the woman's lot somewhat resembles the slave. Woman starts the day early if she is doing her job: and if she is the normal inefficient housewife muddles her way through her interminable chores amidst telephone calls, screaiming kids and magazine salesmen. She prepares the evening meal and is stuck with the cleaning up and dishwashing unless she has a mechanical washer, a kind hus- band or the foresight and fortitude to teach her offspring the woman- ly and manly art of kitchen help. What was friend husband doing at this late hour? Of course he was sitting reading his paper or enjoying the tee-vee. What else? Well, could be he's doing his chores too or supervising home- work. Nevertheless, 1 wouldn't want to be stuck with the wo- man's never ending day. Would you? This brings me to the nest date of importance on the calendar which is St. Valentine's day. Like all our holidays and special days St. Valentines day has become a sellout to the commercial inter- ests. Why not ths year forget the box of cardy for it is fattening. Why not forget the hastily bouget conscience salwing gift. Instead. take the love of your life for dinger ont, even if only minorly done. If this suggestion reaches you too late, blame my editor for not getting his paper out on time. but take the out. ore- gurdless, remembering that grain grows rank on an untilled freld. Women are a force to be rec- koned with. Give them an inch, and they demand a yard. Give them a dishwasher or washing machme and they look in scorn at a new shiny washboard and tub' Theyll love you till death if you sherish and nourish them, but will nail you to the cross if you cross them up. talung you to the clean- ers on the way. Feliers, - take heed that you don't lead a woman astray or lie to them. Leastwise. don't get caught at it. As a sequal to last week's doomsday forecast which dida't materialize, it seems that an angry group of women who had spent the week praying. bath- ing and divesting themselves of their worldly goods and sins in preparation for the hereafter; took out after the holy soothsayers who had so grievously misled them and gave them a belaboring which won't be soon forgotten. So fellers, a bit of Rabeclaisian advice by that expert on women, Honore de Balzac, \A woman who is guided by the head and not by the heart is a social pes- tilence; she has all the defects of the passionate and affectionate woman, with none of her com- pensations; she is without pity, without love, without virtue, with- out 56x.\ Verbum sat sapienti. jw. COMMUNICATED Bartholomew Report February 10, 1962 Fort Salonga, L. I. Dear Editor: It doesn't take a trained demo- grapher to grasp the trends and portents unveiled in the Batholo- mew preliminary report #1, Popu- lation Distribution and Density. Huntington's own population ex- plosion can't possibly be swept under the rug; it must be- faced understandingly and courageously. though undoubtedly most d.sturb- ing to many residents. And it is not a matter of putting up barriers -to keep new people out. They are hore albeady., mov- ing upward in age. becoming mar- ried in the 20 to 29 age brackets, and eventually joining the 30 year and up group in addng to the baby population. (Clildrern under 5; 1960 - 17.018; 1970 - 30.- 600). Just a few figures and ther implcations, The 1960 census shows children in ages 10 to 19 at 18.728; 1950 census 5.407; or Accommodations will obtain in a short time. T HE Ecumenical Congress HAS BEEN CALLED BY POPE JOHN XXIH b e g i nn in g | OCTOBER 1962 . suggests you secure your Steamship, Air and Hotel Reservations as soon as possible. FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS SEE 8 Wost Carver St., opp. U. S. Post Office-AR 1-0800 Branch Offices 661 Central Av., Cedarzhurst, LX., FR 1-0%00 590 Fifth Ave., New York City, C? 85-2600 now 214 times as many. Here pointed up are the prospective marriages and new family forma- tions through the 1960s. Divide by two and 9,364 become upproxi- mately the outlook for new family and household formations by those brought up in the town, who went to shool here, whose roots are deeply in Huntington. Bartholomew's projection for 1970 shows 23,200 in ages 20 to 29, or 4,472 greater than 1960s 18.728 clildren ages 10 to 19. which difference can be viewed as net in-migration. 'Fheretore, in couples, this reflects 11,000 poten tial new fannuly and household formations in the course of the 1900s. 'The terrihc impact this will make is readily seen when the 1900 consus talited 33,501 house- holds, thus new family formations alave through the 1990s calculates 34.0% of 1960 houscholds. Where will ths flood of the ' newly-wedded set up their house- - bholds' Must we no. plan housing for them they can attord at be ginner's wages' Surely we can duck that responsibility toward our own children, kiss them good- bye, and tell them to move out of their hometown. Shall our concern and love cease when \'the bird leaves the nest ? Here unques tionably hes the biggest challenge and the most pressing problem any master planning must face. and to be followed by the wave of the Suceceding ten years. 32,530 «hi- dren under 10 years ' of age, re- ports the 1960 census. We must remember this. Young newlyweds are not homebuyers they are predominantly renters be- cause (1) they cannot afford to buy; {2) the wife, though em- ployed, is excluded from mort- gage-credit calculatio® since of cluldbearing age, (3) they prefer mobility awaiting secure job set- tlement and location . .. . And boy! do we need jobs for them. That's a big task for master plan- ning too. So it becomes strikingly evident that housing for young adults and jobs for young adults - overpower all master- planning considerations. WILLIAM R. DONALDSON \Irresponsible\ 12 Seaview Ave. Northport, N. Y. February 9. 1962 Dear Editor: f It was very distressing to read your editorial in this week's Ob- server, concerning the forthcoming bond issue of the Northport and East Northport Public Libraries. If you feel that you have valid reasons for opposing the bond is- sue, you should, by all means, state them as objectively as pos- sible. However, opposing the is- sue because the buildings will house phonograph records scems to be irresponsible editorializing. I am by no means an authority THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 15, 1962 on construction | costs. On the other hand, I was employed by the hbrary for six years. and am fully aware that expansion i» desperately needed It would be un{jortunate if our library program Wyre to sufter| because of unthink ing | attacks. Sincerely, {Mrs. Wilaam B Goldberg) JEANNE GOLDBERG ~ Answers Reichart 8 OUreen Acre Las. Northport, N. Y. . February 12. 1962 Dear Editor Thank you for publishing a ser- res of letters 1 have pn‘bu‘nlyd uver the past - several weeks | dealing with espanded high school faut trs needed by Sx hood District 4 d had orjmally schedined for this week a Getter dissussing the “uhjkd from the punt of view uf what \experts in the Held say is ihe better way to provide these taubitiws. 1 would, however, like to postpone that until next week and ask you to publish the en- closed letter. Your - cooperation is appreciated. Very truly yours, E. EF. HAWXHURST, President 5-0-5 Mr. Frank A Reihact. President CBS Dear Mr, Reichart Thank you for expressing pub- & Imnly some of your thoughts and comments relative to the expanded high school needs of our District. I was afraud -that discussion of the neighbor bass and - thoughts and opinions, - other than mine,. were not going to be made public. Kame NORTHPORT, N. Y. AN 1-8338 z- - 5 Laurel Ave. |||}, I also welcome. as you prubably do. the indication that \a group 1 of citizens plan to present all the facts to support the construction of a new - high school .. .} d trust that this group has and walf consider the subect as unemntion ally as possible - and. _- although planning - to present the facts in favor of one course of action, has carefully considered the facts that indicate another course. You and 1 agree that the sup ject should be fully discussed ind approached - uncmotionally. _ Aj though not stated in your letter I assume - you would alo gie that the - subject - should got b considered from the point of ues of Ed‘vt Northpofi. Nnnlyp. ips Fort - Salongs, Rolfing - Rudy Clover Estates or apy other das sion of our Disirict but sho JJ b» (unaldvrcd as whats best for «il of School- Distmct - or t You! group. as is mile. 1$ undoubtedly pressed by civic interests or other prissure groups interested in sel fish - decisions. - 'These pressure groups are. sometirges difficult to resist. We apparently disagree in some: respects and I would like to clarify a few points. (Continued on Page Five) g Invitations I 3 Announcements é: A wide selection $3 in all price ranges p nase wod Suffolk's Leargert Book Store C s22 Main St. Huntington | HA 1-3131 STOCKS .- BONDS BUTLER, HERRICK & MARSHALL MEMBERS N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE SINCE 1898 Associate Members American Stock Exchange 51 East Main Street, Smithtown, L. i., N. Y. ANdrew 5-6600 -_ MUTUAL FUNDS be extremely difficult to t & # nun,f“lri§;1:ggyff e S74 \; 4% We don't brag about the interest we will pay on Savings Accounts, because many other banks will be paying the same rate, which is the highest allowable by law-4 % on deposits remaining for one year? or more =. . . but we do brag about our service. Whether it's a small personal loan or a large account, we strive to give the same personal, friendly attention which has been associated with our bank since 1888. < al mnmzsimmrm d mm dhswabth ro ar hacks, 3 EAST NoRrTHPorT spury auatmigton wen 0 c
