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Wednesday, November 11, 1964 WELCOME. A.t che dedication of the new Brookside junior High School on Sunday , Edward R. Lehman, of the North Bellmore Board of Education, who was president last year of the Central High School District Three Board of Education, welcomes visitors to the newschool. Above he is seen with jeanne, Alice, Kathy and Mrs. C . Hoberg , and jack Hyman, Harriet and Trudy Skoblow . (Photo by BERTOLINI) Large Turnout For Broo kside Dedication by F a i th Lau rs e n A large and enthusiastic crowd turned out Sun - day afternoon for the d edication of the new Brook - side Junior High School, which will serve portions )f both North Merrick and North Bellmore . 0D hand tO assist With the cornerstone laying was Katherine E. Reif, President of the Bo a rd of Education of Central High School District 3, and other member s of the Board and of the Student Council, There was s tanding room only in the 765 seat modern-design auditorium when the dedication ceremony began. The Brookside junior High School Band , l ed by Donald E. Howard, J r., played several numbers very well, especially \Rhythm of the Winds\ composed by Frank Eriksen, 25 Kensington Ave., Merrick. Lorraine Kaufman, vice - president of the Student Council , led the pledge of allegiance to the flag, and james Costanzo , President of the Student Council, accepted the key to the building on behalf of the students after it had passed from the architect , Norman Wiedersum, to Edward Lehman of North Bellmore, past - president of the Board, and to William H , Engelhart, Principal. Wel come was extended by Dr. Juliu s C, Braun, Principal of the Distri ct, and Harry W. Gross, Superintendent of the Sole Super- visory District. Invocation was by The Re v. john B. Hull of Sacred Heart R, C , Church; dedicatory prayer was by Rabbi Sanford E. Saperstein; and Benediction by the Rev. Ronald S. Law of the Merri ck Methodist Church. Eugene E. Adam of Bellmore , vice-president of the Board, ex- tended an invitation to visit the building. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria, Gifts to the new building include a fla g from Congress man Frank Beck - er, and one from the Merrick Kiwani s C lub, and a tree planted by the C,H , S . District 3Teachers Assocation. Appreciation was expressed to the newly formed Brookside P.T .A. and its president , Mrs. Alex Moser, for assistance with the program. Problems Ahead Mr . Gross referred to some \ very serious problems \ which face education leaders in the near future such as that of adminis - tering \ shared services\ among the schools , the suggested establishment of a central pur - chasing agency for the schools in the county , and the standardiza- tion of school buildings. Principal Engelhart said the new building , because of irs func- tional beauty, will be a challenge to the educators to \grow pro - fessionally.\ james Cos tan zo said rhat the students are proud of their beau- tiful school , and will accept the responsibilities it impli cit ly im- pose s to mea sure up to excel- lence . Desp i te In j ury Miss Reif, who carried on her part in the pr ogra m de s pite a ser iou s injury to her hand suf - fered Saturday evening, praised the \64 people who worked for a good many weeks to bring about the vote for this schoo l \. She called for the pur su it of \good- nes s , tr1.ah, and beauty \ on the part of the students , and the ex- ercise of wisdom, understanding and zea l on the pan of the teachers. Old - T im e r s Presen t Two \old-timer s \ present who had much to do with the acquisi- (Continued on page 11) 7/ee ~S~ 414 BEDFORD AVE. DELLMORE CA l -1908 SEE OUR BEA U T I F U L SE L E CTI O N O F HAN D BAG S G LOVE S JEWELRY & Accessories BELLMORE LIFE Reservations Closed For Lubert Dinner A large turnout ls expected, according to Chairman George Kurtz, at the 13th A.nnual Citi- zenship A ward Dinner of Vigi- lant Post 2770, Veterans of For- eign Wars, which will be held Saturday night November 14, at the VFW Clubhouse on South Bedford Avenue . Honor Guest is Arthur J. Lu- bert of Brig gs Avenue, owner of Lubert•s Clothing store. Mr . L ubert ,a Bellmore resident since 1928, has been chosen for the Citizenship A ward \for his many years of community activities and services.\ Currently chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bell- more Chamber of Commerce, Mr . Lubert was one or the original organizers of the g roup . He is the oldest charter member of the Bellmore Lions Club, and ls presently Treasurer or the Club. Reservations for the Dinner honoring Mr. Lubert closed yes- terday . Pete Falco and Anthony Genna are ticket co-chairmen. Bernard Morris , Bellmore at - torney, and former president of t he Bellmore Chamber of Commerce, will be chief speaker at the testimonial dinner. Mr . Kurtz described the dinner as an affair which has become Arthur f . Luber/ over the years a. ''looked-for com m un 1 ty event,\ Honor guests, Mr. Kurtz explained,have come from all walks or Bellmore life, and are people in the com- munity \who have extended them- selves a little bit more than the average resident.'' ClUzenshJ.p award recipients have in the past been dergymen, educators, businessmen, public officials , and persons who have worked for charitable and youth activitiet. in the Bellmores . 11 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111 111111 11 1111111 11111 11 111111111111 111 11 111 1111 111111111111 111 1111111111111 111 11 1 Free Classified Ads For ALL As an introdu c tory offer \Bell- preceding Friday at 5 P . M. more Life\ in the next threE' Just mall or bring your writ - 1s:.ues, November 18 and 25, ten classified ad to the \Bell- and Dec. 2 will run free class- more Life\ oUice, 2704 Grand lied ads , up to 15 words each . A venue, Bellmore. Use coupon Deadline for each issue is the on page 16 . 11111111111111111111111111111 11 11111 111 111111 111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 11111111111 11 11111111 11 111111 11 111 1111 \ L ~~ , I L · l Read Ev e ry Issu e tJe s t ve Y Subscr i be NOW! Page 3 District 7 J oint PYA s T o Meet Wednesday Several hundred people are exPected to be . present for the joint meetin g of the Parent- Teacher Associations of th e three Bellmore elementary sc hool s next Wednesday night, November 17, at the Winthrop Aveneu School. Dr. Edith Oswald of Adelphi College wlll address the com- bined group on the subject ot \Edu catio nal Pre ~ sures --Kin- der garten to 6th grade . \ The joint meeting-- the llrst of three sched uled !or this school year-- has been planned by th e Presidents of th e thre e Parent - Teacher A ssoc iation s . Mr s . Myron Nagelberg, president of the Winthrop Avenue PTA,wlll preside at Wednesday's meeting. Member s of her organization wlll act a:. ho s te ss es, and provide refreshments. In February, a joint PTA Founders' Day program wUl be conducted at the Shore Road School, according to Mrs. Paul Chasanoff, presldentofthatPTA. In April, Mr s . George Fish e r, president of st. Mark' s A venue PTA, wlll pre ~ ide at the third joint meeting on \Your Board or Education\ at the St. Mark' s A venue sc hool. The joint meetings have been planned to \pool resources\ to provide for greater attendance at PTA m ee tings and permll belt~o>r programs . Each PTA wlll have a brief business meeting ln separMe rooms at the Winthrop A venue School next Wednesday night, and then all members wlll gather in the auditorium at 9 P . M. to hear Dr. O swald's talk. PRESIDENT Louis r.ennaro SECRETARY William E. Dellamore Jr. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Laursen, 2735 Grand Avenue Bellmore, N . Y. october 31, 1964 Your outstanding reputation as owner and editor of Long Island's finest weekly newspaper ''The Merrick Life, is well known to us here in Bellmore. We, The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce, welcome the good news that you are now publishing \The Bellmore Life'', a separate weekly newspaper, in the same highest tradition of jpurnalism that you have become so well known for. Congratulations to you and your staff. Louis Gennaro, Pres.
