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O a. iu o z ac < u. IU X I- Baler Football Our high school football season is rapidly drawing to an end, seemingly almost as soon as it started. There is only one more game on the regular season schedule and that will be this Saturday against Farmingdale's arch rival Syosset The Dalers will no doubt play in the extra championship game, after the Syosset contest,;for the; Nassau County title. Although Syosset is not a power this year, they iare the only team to beat the Dalers twice since 1970, both times on tlie Sjypsset hptrte field where this year's contest will be pjayejd. Until East Meadclw's freak upset victory over the balers earlier this season, Syosset was the only team to defeat the Dalers in the past five seasons.. Establishing itself as such : a \power- house\ team has caused some problems.; The crowds of supporters no longer turn out to cheer for their team the way they did in years past. Is a \cinch game\ no longer interesting? Teams in the top division must play against the Dalers, but others do not and filling the schedule is not easy. The only non-league game the Dalers played this year was against Plainedge,, a sort - of next-door-neighbor rival, which the Dalers wiped-out 36-0 in the season opener. But, if anyone is going to have a problem we think that it is great to have one by being too successful. We commend the team and coaches Don Snyder, Irv Apgar and Bob Mulligan for their dedication and success. And, we urge Farmingdalers to show their pride in their home community by coming out to see and support their local team. If the team is too good to fill a schedule in Nassau County, perhaps a extra game against Suffolk's champ could be worked but to provide a Long Island Champion. It may not be possible this year, but its something to think about. Letters From Our Readers Dear Editor: Ex-Fire Chief Roy A. Bazylewicz is running for the office of Fire Commissioner of So. Farmingdale Fire Depart- ment. He has served sixteen years in the So. Farmingdale Fire Department and is one of the original charter members of the department. He is asking you to vote for him as Fire Com- missioner. His past record and experience as Fireman and Fire Chief definitely qualify him for this office. Roy Bazylewicz is asking the community of So. Farmingdale to vote for him - vote,for ex- perience - and help elect him as Fire Commissioner. Voting will take place at Headquarters, So. Farmingdale Fire Department, on Tuesday, December 14, 1976. Remember Roy Bazylewicz is still serving the community well and now he is asking you to help him to serve you again on his past performance by electing him to the post of Fire Commissioner. Voting will take place at Fire Headquarters from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. A Concerned Taxpayer Stye Jtarmittgtale f uat \YOUR'COMMUNITY NKWSP/UW - Established 1920 - 51 Holster Lane, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 Telephone: CHapel 9-0131 * 0170 Publisher Joseph Merenc/ino Editor/Manager . . . Robert J, Starrett Production Mgr Steven Via* Published every Thursday by Island-Wide Publications,inc. Joseph Merendfao, President; Steven Vld, Secretory-Treasurer COMPOSITION RESPONSIBILITY This newspaper will not be liable for errors, appearing in any adver- tising beyond the cost of the space occupied ' by the error. By—Lined Articles and Columns are the sole opinions of the writers end do not necessarily represent views of this paper. Second Class Postage at Farm- ingdale Post Office. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: 1 YEAR $5.00 MEMBER: New York Press Assoc. MEMBER: Nassau County Press Assoc. MEMBER: American Newspaper Repre- sentative MEMBER: National Editorial Assoc. welfare. the new federal In a few weeks, Mayor Beame and Governor Carey ; will meet with President-elect, Carter to discuss the. problems of, NeW ( York City. The President-erect Is reportedly very sympathetic to the problems of the cities, and that's good. I hope -he proves equally sympathetic to the problems of the suburbs, and equally receptive to: suburban spokesmen. I hope to meet with him, too, to tell him about some of the problems of the nation's •biggest suburb. ; High on the -list 4s During his campaign, President supported takeover of welfare costs. The federal welfare system - and the word \system\ is used very loosely - is breaking the backs of suburban taxpayers in New York State. The federal government's unwillingness to recognize that poverty is a national problem, not a local one, has driven the poor out of the states, primarily southern and rural, that give them\ only a mean, below- subsistence level of support - and into the states, primarily nor- thern and industrialized, that give them at least enough to live on. The result is that nine out of ten heads of welfare households in Mississippi, for example, were born there, while two out of three heads of welfare households in New York State were born somewhere else. That is not the fault of the poor. It is the fault of the system - a system that compounds the basic inequity by paying federal funds for 80 per- cent of Mississippi's welfare costs and only 50 percent for New York's. New York then makes local governments, like Nassau's, pay half the remain- der, or 25 percent of the total, out of local property taxes. Another problem is federal fiscal discrimination against the Northeast. In 1975, the Middle Atlantic and New England states paid out $31.6 billion more in federal taxes than they got back in federal spending. The South and West got back $22.1 billion more than they put in. New York State got back only 83 cents in federal spending for every QUES: I expect to be in and out of the hospital for a series of treatments the next few months and am worried that my SSI checks may be stolen from my mailbox while I'm away. What can I do about this? ANS: You can have your checks deposited directly in your checking or savings account if you like. Ask your financial organization for more in- formation about direct deposit. federal tax dollar its residents paid and lost $3.4 billion in the transaction. . Finally, since; Long Island is facing the probaple- inevitability of offshore oil drilling, I would like to see a new system for allocating federal production royalties. The Gulf and Pacific coast states get substantial revenues from oil produced in their state waters, but nothing from oil produced further out in federal waters. I think all state and local governments in oil production areas should share in federal lease sale revenues and royalties, even for oil extracted from land under federal waters. If we are forced to run the risks of offshore oil drilling, we should share in the federal profits so we can help ease the local tax bur- den. From Assemblyman Philip Healey With the holiday season approaching, most thoughts of youngsters turn to sugar plums, toys and other goodies. Adult thoughts turn to the pleasant chore of gift giving for friends and family. The joy of the holiday season has been short-lived for many parents in the past, however, when they often found themselves bewildered and hunched over a cartoon of bolts and component parts of a bike or doll house which the children were joyfully anticipating. Until last year, merchandisers were allowed to sell unassembled products without any notice to consumers. In 1975, though, a law which I co-sponsored requiring that unassembled items contain a statement on the package that assemblage is necessary. A listing of necessary tools and instructions written in clear and simple English is also required. Needless to say, model kits and other hobby products which are sold unassembled for the express purpose of construction for leisure en- joyment are exempt. I'd like to remind you this year that law has been amended. Retailers may now place a sign to the same effect if a notice is not contained on the package, so remember to check carefully. Supervisor* JOHN W. BURKE Now that the elections are behind us and the American people have selected a new President, both parties are working hard to affect an orderly transition of administration to ensure the continuity of ser- vices to the people with a minimum of disruption. This primary concern for the well-being of the people epitomizes a basic strength of our democracy that has given us 200 years of freedom. What will this change at the helm in Washington have on local governments upon which more and more demands for services are being made each day? Will we see a new wave of regionalism that will attempt to find solutions to the cities' problems in the surrounding suburbs? Or will we see a recognition of the importance of local government as the most effective means of the delivery of services to meet the varying needs of different localities? WiU the new administration address itself to the property tax burdens mandated by the increasing demands for social services to a burgeoning older population? President Ford recognized the importance of the role of local government in providing needed services to the people in his com- mitment to the federal revenue sharing program. At a governors' conference this year, Ford noted that while the federal government has grown bigger over the years, it has not always become more ef- ficient nor more responsive to local needs. We at the local level can only hope that the Presidentelect will be cognizant of the Importance of Town and Village governments in meeting the needs of the people. This is also a period of transition for the Town of Oyster Bay. I will £^?o!°? 'J* 8 m ice m Member 31to commence service on the New York State Supreme Court. Here, too, the continuity of service to the people is uppermost in the minds of the members of the Town Board as they commence their search for a successor who will reflect a deep, abiding interest in the communities and people that comprise the Town of Oyster Bay.
