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Page 2 PHOENIX January 17,1974More than 350 attended the public forum of the Heights Association on Jan. 12 at PlymouthChurch, and heard an interesting wrap-up on association activities. (Ann Mandelhaum Photo)H f i i n h k%u25a0 1 ^ %u25a0 %u25a0 %u25a0 wProgressNotedIn ReportsBY JOHN BLACKMOItEThe Brooklyn Heights Association sponsored an open meeting last Saturday, January 12th, at Plymouth Church in order to report to the community its progress on a variety of fronts. Nearly 300 Brooklyn Heights residents were on hand to meet with their neighbors, hear the various reports, and to see a slide show prepared by the Brooklyn Heights Junior League.Most of the reports served as %u201cupdates%u201d on activities of general community concern!Owen Quattlebaum, Chairman of the BHA Recreation Committee, reported that a Committee for Tennis in Downtown Brooklyn has recently been formed to help remedy the lack of facilities in this area.Ms. Sara Brown, representing the BHA Committee on Cleanliness, urged Heights residents to take advantage of the newspaper pick-up service. She also announced that dog owners can receive free %u201cscoop kits%u201d through the organization.Ottis Pearsall outlined the history of historic preservation activities in Brooklyn Heights and reported how certain changes in the Landmarks Preservation Law bodes well for Brooklyn Heights and other landmark areas. These changes, which took effect lastNancy Wolf, Tree Committee Chairman of the Brooklyn Heights Association explains problems nowbeing studied of effect of new sodium high-intensity lighting on local trees. Sitting is BHAPresident Edwards Rullman. (Ann Mandelbaum Photo)Holds F o r u m * ^ %u25a0 n r m m mmonth, empower the Landmarks Commission to make designations at any time, instead of having to wait three years between announcements. Also, it has now become possible to designate interiors as protected landmarks, so long as these interiors can be construed as public spaces. Thirdly, scenic environments may now be named landmarks; so places such as Prospect Park or the Fulton F erry m ight be protected from the abuses of development. The only proviso is that such scenic landmarks be cityowned.Scott Hand, Chairman of the BHA Land Development Committee, outlined the progress on the development of Block 207, where the Knights of Pithias have BHA support for their plan to provide housing for the elderly; their opposition to the development of the property (bounded by Clinton, Court and Pierrepont Streets) into proposed parking garage; and their support for the establishment of a mini-park at the Fulton Ferry site at the foot of Cadman Plaza West (Fulton St.) However, the organization opposes the establishment of a barge restaurant adjacent to the park.George Silver reported on BHA activities relating to pollution and the environment. He told how the BHA was instrumental in obtaining federal funds for a sewage treatment plant for all of South Brooklyn to be built in the former Brooklyn Navy Y ard area. Presently the sewage for this area is dumped, untreated, into the East River. In the area of air pollution, the BHA is sponsoring a program to monitor exhaust fumes in different parts of the neighborhood. Both he and Nancy Wolf, the Chairwoman of the Trees ComContinued on P age 12jVJ A!i%u00a3 NEWSHEIGHTS RESIDENTS BECOME BEAME ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS - Leader of the NewYork City Landmarks Preservation Commissionwill become Mrs. Beverly Moss Spatt of BrooklynHeights, it has been announced by Mayor AbeBeame. Mrs. Spatt gained fame as the leadingdissenter on the City Planning Commission appointed by Mayor Wagner. Mayor Lindsay refusedto reappoint her over objections by many community-based groups, whose causes she championed. Charles Berkeman, Chairman of the 52ndA D. Democratic County Committee, and a formerDemocratic leader in Brooklyn Heights %u2014 a GraceCourt resident %u2014 has been named one of themembers of the part-time New York City TaxCommission.INAME SLOPE DOCTOR TO POST %u2014 Dr. BhimSen Nangia, Park Slope resident, has been namedActing Director of the Department of Pediatrics atMethodist Hospital. The new director joinedMethodist in 1971, and has served hospitals inIndia, Canada and Massachusetts. His teachingexperience dates back to 1962, and includes thepost of Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics atBrooklyn%u2019s Downstate Medical Center. In othernews from Methodist, the Hospital announces thatJohn M. Willem has been re-elected President ofthe Board, in recent elections. Others named are:John Carrington, vice president; James E. McCartney, secretary; Robert Brandely, treasurer;and William C. Stutt, assistant secretary-treasurer.Newly-appointed honorary board members inelude: Rev. Ralph Davis; Fremont C. Peck andRaymond P Sloan.Terry Ward LassoeLASSOE ELECTED Y CHAIRMAN %u2014 Arthur H.Trois, executive director of Brooklyn CentralBranch YMCA, 62 Joralemon St, this week announced the re-election of Terry Ward Lassoe aschairman of the Branch Board of Managers.Lassoe, Vice-President of Allen-Kernan-McKown,Inc., is a resident of Pierrepont St., and has servedas a board member of the local Y for five years, thepast two of these as chairman. Additionally, Lassoeserves as a member of the Board of Regents ofLong Island College Hospital, and as President ofthe New England Society in the City of Brooklyn.Elected as Vice-Chairman of the Y Board was itscurrent finance campaign chairman, Hicks St.resident Eugene A. Lindemann, of RichardsonSecurities, Inc. Lindemann is qlso a member of thetinanciai advisory committee uf the v'iaiiing Nurse Association of Brooklyn, and of St. Ann's SchoolBoard of Governers. Other Heights residentselected as Brooklyn Central Y Board officials include Darwin James IV as secretary; William M,Williams as treasurer; John P. Howes as boardmembership committee chairman; Paul D. Kelly asplanning committee chairman; and Owen Quattlebaum as program committee chairman.SLOPE W OMEN NAMED TO HIGHDEMOCRATIC POSTS %u2014 Anne Feldman, ParkSlope lawyer, was elected Administrative ViceChairman of the New York State New DemocraticCoalition, at the reform Democratic organization'sstate delegate assembly on Jan. 12 in Manhattan.Also elected from the Slope, was Mary Slusarev,who was named treasurer of the state group. Adelegate to the Democratic National Convention in1972, Ms. Slusarev is the outgoing president of theSlope Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats.Among those local notables attending the Jan. 12meeting were South Brooklyn AssemblymanMichael Pesce, State Senator Carol Bellamy, andCharles Monaghan and Luise Finney, DemocraticState Committee members from the 51st District.PLAY NOW BEING PRESENTED %u2014 Performances are now underway of a new play byKeith Aldrich, former Park Slope resident, and aprofessor of Theater at Brooklyn College, at theCubiculo Theater, 414 W. 51st St., Manhattan. Thenew work, titled \dustry convention and focuses on the agony of abusiness executive as he confronts his owncorruption. Dates are Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26 at8 p.m. For information call 265-2138.ST. FRANCIS HONORS BANKER - St. FrancisCollege, Remsen St., conferred its DistihguishedService Award to Luke A. Bainoe, chairman of theboard of Metropolitan Savings Bank, at ceremonieson Jan. 15. Mr. Baione began his career withBrevoort Savings Bank in 1946 and became anofficer of Metropolitan when the two merged in1971EARNS ASSOCIATE DEGREE %u2014 Alfred Carrada,327 State St., is one of 181 who have been awardedAssociate in Arts Regents External Degrees by theN. Y. State Board of Regents, a program whereby astudent may earn his degree entirely throughproficiency examinations.