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nuters slon@ the south side are ed in plans to secure better ser- the Long Island Railroad, par- y in the matter of improving ins between Janaica and Brook: ( at the Flatbush avenue atation, Long 1lind Ralfroad Company iched the limit of fts ability to ty handle the traffic over the At- venue diviston, and yet the num: {ravelers over the line is increas- the rate of 30 per cent a year. the year 1919 over 27,000,000 fers were handled in and out of in avenue station, independent « large number that are bandled a local points on the line and be- Nostrand avenue and East New tations and Jamaica and points that big transfer station, It is ed that the total traffic over the ; is not far from 100,000 passen- r day. - big volume of traffic with the plant of two tracks only and went inadequate terminal facil- Flatbush avenue, a dead end station, all trains having to nd depart by m system of cross- mcks, causes serious delays to thousands of commuters going 2d forth between their places of s and their homes during the ours of the morning and even ) Are now only an remedies for ment Impasse. One is the se: eduction of the local traffic be- Jamaica and Flatbush avenue, possible, the total elimination of Mc, or the treatment of the en- sblem in a big, comprehensive, iirited way, W the emoperative of the national, state and muni- pvernments, treating the subject pf national importance, affecting tal, sanitary and economic wel- millions. Long Island Railroad mana; ade an application to the P ice Commission to have single es on all trains within the lim- he city of New York made uni- Ath those prevailing in Suffolic au counties-3 cents per mile, tax of. 8 per cent added. expected that if this increase ed the amount of travel over Istand limes on Atlantic ave- br reduced 25 por cent. This, . !« problematical, as hereto- n the elevated [ines were com- ere was little If any falling al traffic, In a problem which it is maid terests Brooklyn, as the went» inal of the line and the natur wlon of Brooklyn is out on Long ith which It is connected by the commercial and political Iv effective and permanent so- the dificulty it ls eaid, would n expenditure of many millions rs. The plan «called for the of a concrete viaduct through d HIll and Woodhaven with menings for every atreet cross- the installation of & four-track means of awbway wnder ammuttmmm‘ Ins would be rum terminala without. change or Jamaica and Svende, trip fro « alt an eom a comfattatile *s from the to the amis task L. I. R. R. WILL RUN TRAINS On Daylight Saving Schedule Starting Last Sunday In March The Long Island Railroad announces that It will run, its trains to agree with the Daylight Saving ordinance, adopted by the Board of Aldermen of New York City. Both Philadelphia and New York have passed laws providing tor Daylight Saving to take effect the last Sunday in March, and consequent: Iy the Pennsylvania Railroad will go an the new schedule between the two cites. 'The Long Island decided that it would be best to follow this plan in view of its biz commuting traffic to New York and to avold contusion. When the clocks are set mhead en the last Sunday In March, all trains on the line will run by the new hour until the last Sunday in October, WOULD COMBINE VILLAGE OFFICES Proposed To H: Village Clerk Take Over Duties Of Tax Collector At the recent conference held in Gar- den City between Assemblyman Thom: ma A. McWhinney, the Supervisors of Nassan County and village officials for the- purpose. of . discuesing . legislative matters pertaining to villages, Theo- dore Kapper, clerk of Garden City, ad- vanced several sugestions that will be incorporated Into the new village laws. Mr. Kapper believes that where a vil; lage is a small one it might be advisa- hle to combine the offices of Village Clerk and Collector, allowing him a sal- ary for his work as Collector and an additional one for that of Village Clerk. He suggests that the village receive the tax delinquency penalties, but, if his suggestion becomes a law, the prop- erty owner will have a better chance of meeting the assessment charge, and the penalty moneys will not be so large. Taxpayers are now notified by news- paper advertisements of taxes . due, but under his plan all taxpayers, wheth- er they be In California or at home, would receive notice by mail. Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhinney will cover this suggestion in hir bill by making it optional with a village board whether It shall permit the Col- lector and Village Clerk to be one, or whether the Collector and Treasurer shall act as one person, or, again, whether the separate offices shall vest In separate men, It is expected that eventually the fee system will be elim- Innted and all penalties will go to the| village. --_-__-4-____ L. I. POPULATES FLORIDA Forty-two Long Island relatives and friends gave a surprine party last week to Mr. nd .Mrs. Daniel DeMott of Hempstead avenue, Rockville Centre. in honor of their twenty- ay e * prewnt, snd the . *5 in hi tii, Jaw ~ Assimilation of 50,000 Aliens In Nassau and Suffolk Counties Is Goal In an effort to give ummmufi to the movement to Americanize the 50,000 aliens in Nassau and Suffolk counties, a call has been issued by the New York State Department of Educa- tion to all churches throughout the State to observe Washington's Birth- day, Pobruary 22nd as \Americaniza- tion Sunday.\ Alfred E. Refall, Long Inland Americanization director for the State Department of Education, re- quests this In a letter to all clergymen of Nassau and Suffolk counties as fol- lows : \There is perhaps no more fitting time to urge all our citizens to partic: Ipate in the 'camprign of Americaniza- ton, loyalty and neighborliness than on Sunday, February 22nd, the 188th anniversary of the birthday of the \Father of our Country.\ There is no single problem confronting our coun: try at the present time of greater im- portance than that of the assimilation of the immigrant into our national life. Washington was a strong 100 per cent. American and were he with us today would be leading the fight for a United America. Let us join with him in spir- it and lend a helping hand to our broth- | ers, who, during the past decade, have come to our shores.\ In an interview with Director Refall, the question was aked: \What is the Americanization problem .on Long Ls- land?\ He replied that in the two coun tes of Nassau and Suffolk there are over 50,000 foreign-born. According to | the State Census of 1915, $0,000 of this number are non-citizens. It in estl- mated, there are at least 20,000 who are non-English speaking. \There are many of your commun ties which have large numbers of for: elgn-born peoples. They work on your estates, on the Long Island raflroad, and on your farms and roads; many find employment in your which are growing very rapidly The question was put to him; \What is the State program of immigrant ed- mcation?\ He explained that certain legislation had recently been passed on the subject and that in accordance with it the following steps were being taken: (1) Americanization institutes for the training of workers, especially teachers for classes in English and citizenship. (2) Establishment of classes for immigrants through the public schools. (3) Compulsory attendance of It- literate minors at school, and (1) Division of the State into Af- teen zones with an Americanization Director in charge of each zone. But what is being done to carry this program out on Long Island? Direc- tor Rejall stated that he was surprised at the ready response which he had received. Three training institutes are at present being conducted at River: head, Greenport and Bag Harbor. All who are interested in educational work with immigrants are invited to attend these Institutes: in Whglish and citizenship for immigrants are being held regular- ly at Oyster Bay, Glen: Cove, Roslyn, Gremt Neck, Rockville Centre, Law» rence, Patchogue and Southampton. Several other communities are in the El f) AND Pup g < “vi, MEN'S CLUB REPLACES CHOIR Forty Members Sing In Freeport Meth- odist Church 'Forty of the men of the Men's Club of the Freeport Methodist church sang In the choir Sunday evening. It was an innovation that was greatly enjoyed by the congregation as the men's volces filed the church, Arthur Davison was the director. 'The men's quartet ren- dered meveral selections. 'The quar- tet consiste of Dr. A. H. Hammond, Arthur Davison, Charles Losee and Fred Barker. On Feb. 19, the Men's Club will hold Ladies' night, Each member is ured to come and bring m lady or ladies, School superintendent George DuBois will give an address on \Lincoln and Washington.\ 'There will be special music, followed by a social hour and refreshments. +--- REQUEST SUPPORT FOR HEALTH LEAGUE Organization Carrying On Work In Villages From Hewlett To Inwood The following letter is directed to the citizens of Hewlett, Woodmere, Ce- darhurst, Lawrence and Inwood by the Health League: \The Health League of our communi- ty has been organized for the purpose mma his tae ie masks r thous | who do not need or cannot afford & nurse's entire time. This movement has the approval and support of our own branch of the Red Cross and Re- Association. 'This method of employing nurses is being adopted in the neighboring vil- lages of Oyster Bay, Roslyn and Great Neck, in fact all over the country, and has proven itself of great value. \We have secured the services of Miss Sarah P. Lawrence, a graduate nurse at Mineola Hospital, who has had five years' experience among the French refugees, and as chief nurse of one of the large army hospitals in France during the war, \The dutules of a public health nurse and the charges for her services are an follows: 'The first duty of the district or visiting nurse is the bedside care of patients in their, homes, and the Instruction of the family in how to give the care between her visits. The teaching of health habits and demonstration of how health rules may be carried out are an impor- tant part of her daily work in the homes of her patients. She goes to rich and poor alike, 'The charge for the nurse's services is from ten to fifty cents a visit, the visit not to exceed one hour. In case of necessity, longer visit may be giv- en at the same rates. 'The nurse is expected to collect these fees for her service, and will give a receipt. The money so collected by the nurse is turned over to the league. The nurse gives free care only to those patients, who, In her Jud: ment, are unable to pay a fee.\ Cross, an automobile has been which will make It \Through the generosity 'of the Red}OMc® has been engaged by the year, e aree arr rr ret eton e Rockville Centre and Freeport, Nasssu County, N. Y., February 13, 1920 R. C. DENTAL CLINIC AT MORRIS SCHOOL Dr. Meaney Finds Large Amount Of Work- On Teeth Is Needed The dental clinic, which is now tak Ing place at the Morris School, Rock: ville Centre, is an indication of the real value of the Junior Red Cross work. Both Doctor Meaney and Doctor Smith could be kept busy for months, it all of the work which needs attention could be given it. The slides shown by Doctor Vincent T. Meaney, accompanied by a lecture, made It very clear to the chil- dren how necessary it is to have the teeth loked after frequently, Besides the large amount of good being done at the present time, it is to be hoped that the clinic will be the mi of better care of the teeth in the future. Lack of even ordinary care of the teeth on the part of many school chil dren in Nassau County, Long Island, was revealed by the medical report of the schools of the county for 1917 and 1918. Many of the children never had any dental attention and those who were making regular visite to the dentists did so often to the detriment of their school work. From now on the 25,000 school chil- dren of the seventy schools of the county need not go to the dentist, however. The dontai car of the Junior Red Cross of Naumeau County will at- tend to all that. Dr. Meaney will operate the car as well as the \tooth buzzer.\ With him will ride a nurse, and both will be uni- formed in white. In the car is a dental chair built especially for children and all apparatus for dental work, This mo bile dental office will make the rounds of all the schools, fll teeth, detect bad tonsils for & surgeon to deal with and ih general Insist on the \clean teeth\ motto of the modern school. The plan for the traveling dental shop was conceived and executed by Mrs. C. Brower of Roslyn, L. L, dhairman of the Red Crom Committee on Schools of the County. \Namemu. County Chapter is very proud of its efertment,\ said Mra. Brower, \Already the experiment has proved to be a great success. 'It fills m very definite need in our county I am sure that in many communities there are many children who lack proper care of the teeth and hould the Junior Red Cross in any town desire to start a Red Crows dental educational car, let mo give them some details. 'The car cost us $750, the prophylactic chair $80, instruments and case $244.31 \That was the only initial expense and it wa small enough when one conniders the amount of good which such an equipment can do in country districts where instructive medical measures are lacking. The dentist who is In charge of the mobile dental Assisting him is a public health nurne who has been provided by the board of education, 'The equipment was pur- chared with the funds raimed entirely by the school children of the Naseau g! £552 af Pier wesw |RESULTS SECURED eo N MOSQUITO WORK tives in Legislature Chairman Smits the Soare ot su. Report By War, H. DeMott At At- + lantic City Interests New Jersey Workers pervisors at the board's meeting on Monday, State Senator “gum mg thanked the beard for its his bill to equallse the distribution of the leglalature.\ The mon referred t6/ cured hero were cre Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhin-| DeMott, under whose direction the and State Senator George L. Thompson. All of these have written the supervi- sors favoring the pameage of the bill referred to. H. S. PLAYERS Miss EASY BASKET SHOTS Rockville Centre Teams Trying To Overcome Handicap In Playing Owing to the storm which swept the surrounding country, the basketball games scheduled for the pant week had to be postponed. The varsity team has been working out daily and a Mamet 'Booune, the Pofor School team was able to play -one of Ite game@ at home and lost after a hard tussle to the Ocean Bide Triangle Club, The Junior High School Girls' team wprang a big. surprise last Tuesday when they defeated the Senior High School team 5-4 after m red hot bat: te. The fine work of the Junior team was a revelation to those who witness ed the mame. 'They bave developed a fne co-ordinated team work. The only werk part was the shooting. Gladys Mitchel's work was very good and she is one of the fastest moving girls In achool, The- Senior High School. Girla' bas- ketbail team has continuaity been werkened by some members being in- eligible due to scholnatlc reasons. The Friday afternoon basketball league had to be postponed on account of weather conditions. The league will be extended a few more weeks as It is proving very suc- ceasful and exciting. It is doing ood dont to develop class spirit, The league games give many boys an opportunity to play basketball who otherwise would not get a chance on the varsity or reo- ond High chool teams. The South Side, Varaity basketball term was defeated Baturday night by Bt. Johns Prep. by the score of 30-27, Bt. Johns took the lend at the begin: ning and the local boys Just could not maite their eary shots. The same old trouble showed itself again. 'The locale outpamsed the Bt. Johns boy by m big margin but they did not out shoot them in baskets. shail devote the major part of m paper to the history of our upland thmalaria work. You will, however, understand that we are not neglect: Ing our salt marsh. I want to outline very briefly what is being done along that line. Our 1919 contract for 460,588 feet gives us a total of nearly 5,000,000 feet of ditches Installed on our sait marshlands from Inwood to Wantagh, Another «ontract for approximately 800,000 feet will be let in 1920 to ditch the meadows from Wantagh to Seaford. Our 1919 maintenance plan is, I think, worthy of mention. We employed no large maintenance crew for a few weeks in the spring. Instead, we divided our ditched areas into four sections and put each section in charge of an inspec- tor and labor crew of four men. 'These men Rept up a constant patrol the on- tire season, doing both cleaning and extension work. the son 4,108,505 feet of ditches wems cover- ed approximately five time/ The sea- wonal cost of the work waw $6,849, or $.0004 per foot. Spur ditches to the extent of 36,620 feet were installed at m cost of $0285 per foot,\ Since the county has been practically free from Bolicitans mosquitoes as far cast am Merrick, this thorough maintenance has nmply Justified Iteelf, You might also be interested to know how we secured and kept our salt marsh laborers nt the comparnitively low rate of $3.60 per day, when all mround us there was an unprecedented demand for unskilled labor at an aver- age rate of $5.00 per day, We put our men on a weekly basis and paid them $21.00, No deductions were made for rainy days or holdays, A dependable weekly pay envelope, which did not Muctuate with the werther, appealed to the men and had many advantrimom from our point of view, me well, since - it kept our labor cost down and atabil- ized our daily work accomplished, for we found the men ready to work over- time on m clear day to make up for time loit on a rainy day, The history of the campaign maminat malaria In Nassau county {s of consid- erable interest, Bhortly after scientists proved the Anopheles mosquito to be the only transmitter of malaria to man, morquito extermination on the north fii?! 3 bufia sand
