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Sothpago pu>llc Llbra 47 Powell Avc. Bct,)Pa5e» M Y 11714 Betfjpaqefribune B 8ETHPAGE P U M UBRARt v - » . ; Serving Bethpage - Old Bethpage - Island Trees - Plainedge - Seaford VOL. 1 NO. 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1966 10$ per copy BETH P A G E FIR E M EN DO IT AGAIN It was a beautiful evening as the Bethpage Fire men paraded down Stewart Avenue, over to Broad way, and back to the Firehouse. The display of old- time fighting equipment was a sharp contrast to the modern fire fighting equipment the 170 -man volunteer unit has in Bethpage today. Chief Francis Pendl proudly led his .i Firemen before the ad miring spectators. Hundreds of children and adults thronged through ..the firehouse and enjoyed the exhibits as t well as the free coffee and donuts. Although it was reminiscent of a good old country fair, the idea behind the FIREARMA was far more serious. Demonstrations indicated how quick ly fires can be started and how easily great harm can occur through careless use of electricity and combustibles. Techniques in smothering fires and mourth-to-mouth breathing were vividly de monstrated. The children were treated to Walt Disney’s fire and accident prevention cartoons. They really shook the house with their shreiks of laughter but as one fireman said, “they are learning about fire pre- Open House said “a lot of people worked hard to put on this show and we owe them a big vote of thanks.” Bethpage can truly be proud of its fine Fire Department. C itizens O r g a n ize ’W a tc h d o g ’ Com m ittee SRO Crowd At Bethpage Fireama A “Watchdog” committee was organized at the meeting of the newly-formed Bethpage Citizens Action Group on Tuesday evening. Over 100 local residents met with J a m e s Wei rand J a m e s Mac Donald leaders of the group.A broad plan of community action against multiple dwellings in Bethpag e was p r e p a r e d . A spokesman said, “the average person does not realize the situ ation and we intend to keep them informed so this type of thing does not go unnoticed.” The furore started as a result of the approval'by the Board of Supervisors of Oyster Bay for the building of a 60-unit apartment complex at Nibbe Lane, behind the Bethpage Library. The town board had held a public hearing on the garden apartment applica tion in June and since no protects were lodged ap p r o v a l was granted. Several weeks ago the Bethpage Board of Education and several $yic grgggg. jqyzed in a Protest and askecftiie towi b o a ilF ^ a s k iU e d ^ n ^ y afternoon in a The “Watchdog” committee made an extensive review of all the issues involved and a spokes man said “an exact program of public information to the Beth page community before the TOB meeting on October 18 is to be started. Area Captains have been assigned to coordinate the dis tribution of literature and make arrangements for the public par ticipating at the town board meet ing on the 18th. The Cozens Action Group endorsed a massive assault on their elected repre sentatives through letters.” Je v itto w n Boy Killed in Freak Bethpage Accident Sunday ' «*$(!> mttownboy to set asideits decision to approve the application to construct the apartments. The Board of Edu cation opposed the zoning de cision on the grounds that' not have sufficient time sent its case and wanted ap op portunity to study the effect or added school costs which might result In a possible increase of student population as a result of these apartments. '• Due to the pressure brought by the School Board and a 5,000- name petition presented to the town board, a new hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Town Hall. freak accident in a Bethpage plant which handles scrap ma terials. Police said that Kenneth Schember Jr. and some friends had entered the company’s ware house through a door apparently left open by an intruder. In some manner, while the boys were playing, two bales of rags fell on Kenneth and crushed him. The other boys rSn out and got help, but the young man, who lived at 16 Collector Lane, was dead when police arrived. The accident occurred at the warehouse of C. Filiberto &Sons Inc., 195 Lauman Lane, Bethpage. NEW WEEKLY HOMETOWN PAPER
