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FoR RUGO IN COUNTY Eagle Predicts Wood Will County. By 20,000-Smith Democratic Favorite In a review of the'political situation In Nassau county, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that its | representative has found marked sentiment for Hugo for governor on the Republican ticket, and an interesting~ sentiment for Smith on the Democratic ticket. . A hot cam- paign is promised 18° the article referred to, which is as follow \The political situation in Nassau county remains Inactive at present, al- though the future hold promise of a rather hot campaign, especially so in view of the fact that Namsau county for the first time offers. a candidate for state office. The local county offices to be Alled are two, namely, assemblymen | in the First and Second districts. . A state senator will be named, as well as a congressman; but the senatorial dis. | trict embraces Suffolk and Nassau coun- tes, while the. congressional district embraces those two counties and one ward in Queens in addition. \Nassau . county | h&s . just . gone through a process. of division in re- spect to the election | districts. .. As aginst 85 at present, there will be 119 diitricts next November, The town of Hempsterd will have 65 instead \of 50, and Oy 2557 22 instead ot I7. Glen more to its present five, 'These districts have been formed to accommodate the voters, miny of whom have formerly been com: pelled to travel great distances to the polls. It will also create additional committeemen, whose designations will te by appointment of the county com- miteemen of each of the two parties. 'There will be no contests for places on the committee this September. Pre- ting a presidential year the commit- femen are designated at the spring primaries, Vacancies are fled by the committee and the additional are construed as vacancies, Bach party will have 34 new committee: Te, and this will bring out men and tomen who have never actively par- Uipated in political. affairs, fired that there will be more wom fhe county committes of both parties ths year than formerly. -The county caniticce are caterifig to t . Nine Nassau Candidates \Wamau county will introduce nine eidiittes to the voters this year. 'The party will _ trot - out Con- Rwumun Frederic C. Hicks again for eton, while the Dethocrats in Nas- \ will have the honor of pro- lent oe. He will be Edwin W. Wal- p wrmRagkvm. Contre. 'The Republi- Nt N!! nominate Thomas A. MeWhin- ind Theodore Roosevelt for the as. of, Bald. Oyster Bay, he cholco of \t Assembly (district . to oppose McWhinney will be. deter- tx at their county: FREEPORT INVITES R. v. 0, Asks Local Firemen to Send Teams to | Its Tournament | ment is also holding u tournament on: Labor Day, couple of weeks past has sing plans for Inviting Freeport to com- | Pete In its events, It is now expected that nrrangements will be made so that there can be an exchange of con. Weeting teams for the events in both villages. WOODLAND HOSE Co. PREPARES CARNIVAL Will Start Next Wednesday and Continue During Following Ten Days The Woodland Hose Company is go ing to hold Z carnival from August 14 to 26-that is, It opens this coming Wednesday . night - and _ continues through until Saturday of the follow. Ing week. 'The affair will be held at Lincoln and Driscoll avenues, - Last Year a shniar affair was held, and those - who it. declared it a most enjoyable event, while the mem- bers of the Woodland Hose Company conaidered it quite m successful affair. Since everybody enfoyed it so well last year, it will be run again this year. Considerable experience in making the affair enjoyable was gained last year, and the committee is hard at work arranging even the smallest details, so that everyone can have the largest good time that it is possible to provide. \Larry\ Waterman was asked to tell something about the plans for the car. nival, and bubling over with enthusi. fam. he outlined the following eight points, that seem to sum up the situa- tion pretty well; Everything is in readiness for the opening. night, ntry . store . wheels, Have the finest novel: can buy. Big stock or everything. Free vaudeville entertainments each and every night. Big, gigantic outside met, direct from Coney. Island. Liirgest | outside dahcing plattorm that has ever been built in Rockville Centre. Grand music by Trevail's orchestra, Lots of dancing; not an idle moment, Money prizes given away every night, Everybody has a qhance. 889, When his qualifications for the judgeship were unknown. Now, with a record filled with achievements, there is no reason in the minds of many why he should not have been endorsed again. \At a meeting of the Bar Association in Nassau county a short time ago, the lawyers, mostly Republican, attempted to endorse him along .with the other Justice, whose termb txpire this year, in the presence of Iustice Scudder's op- bonent, and with the former absent, and lost only by a few votes.. Petitions are now being: signed by enrolled voters of the county for the piacing of Justice Scudder's name on that ticket at the primaries, _ They are winning support. \Edwin W. Wallace, who aspires to become a is a successful lawyer. Running for office is no new sensation to him. He made the best run of the several AND EUREKAS TO JOHN MEEKER He Has Held Every Office In Truck Company and Fire Department John Meeker was horored by his fellow members of the Euréka Hook and Ladder Company at the ladiea' Nicht entertainment held in the truck- house on Tuesday night, and as a mark of the esteem in which he is held by the members of the company, they presented him with a silver inlaid fountain pen. The presentation was a surprise to Meeker who came to the truck house prepared to be one of the many who would enjoy a first rate social even- Im at the ladies' night entertainment. Before the evening's program got un- der way those present organized them- selves into a committee of the whale, and then Gus Kalb acting as chair. man, made a little speech, after which Mr. Meeker was escorted to the plat form where he was presented with the fountain pen. . Mr. Meeker . re- «ponded in a speech which was as ffowery as his surprise and his emo- tion would permit. Mr. Meeker has been a member of the Eureka Hook and Ladder Com- pany for the past seventeen years. Mis claim to distinction, however, is hot based only on long membership, but .on a: performance- of duty: not alone as a ranking member of the company but as an officer of the com- pany, and in addition has held every office in the upper organization of the fre department. He is a member of the Southern New - York Volunteer Firemen's Amsociation, and the New York State Firemen's Association as well as nt least half a dozen local fra- ternal organizations. The - presentation to Mr. Meeker marked the opening of a very pleas. ant evening. There was music, danc- Ing, ice cream, cake and lemonade, in addition to & bountiful supply of all around. sociability. FREEPORT TO INVITE STATE FIREMEN Under PnfideFAuHe\ Wal- lace Association Reaches Mil- lion Dollar Mark The forty-eighth annual convention of the Firemen's Association of the state of New York will be held next week in the city of Glens Falls, Warren county, and will be known as the mil: Hon dollar Jubilee convention. . When President Archer B. Wallace, of Free- port, calls the convention to order in the City Hall in Glens Falls next Tues: day morning, he will announce to the masociation that the assets of the con- vention, as shown by the report of the nuditing committee on July 18, 1920, have increased during: the past freq! year from $946,520.50 to $1,085,206.0 an Increase during the year of $238, The report of the anditing committee places the value of the State Firemen's Home, outbuildings fnd land, in the clty of Hudhon, at $423,000; property in treawurers and secretary's office, $800; value of bonds in vaults of Em: pire Trust Company, $611,200, and cash on hand, $60,250.02, President Wallace feels well satisfied with the results at- tained during his administration, and, although it is customary to give a aes- ond term to the president,. Mr. Mage announces that he positively will not be a candidate to succeed himself, and is supporting 'Walter 8. Gedney, law yer, of Nyuck, for the presidericy, and REIMtofflflwh.” ; | frst vice-president. df f: § \ {88% & pot NASSAU Makes Tests Of Yts Ability To Play While The Eureka Hook and Ladder Com- pany band held its first open-air re. Hearmal on Monday evening. . Professor Franck, who has been instructing the mon, acted as drum major. Twenty-two musiclans turned out. . 'The players marched. up and down Washingtom street from haif past seven {o half past nine, - About three hundred. people en- joyed the two-hour open-air . concert, The band will repeat the performance Thursday evening. The Eureka band is now producing some very fine music at rehearsals, and has become proficient in the rendering of quite an extensive repertoire. Up to this week the orgnnizition has not tack- led the task of playing while marching, which by the way, is something entirely different from playing while seated. The members of the band gave them- selves a pleasant surprise on their very first hike down the street, when they discovered that they could keep in step, keep time, and follow their music, al- mont as well as when seated. The bind is expected to make Its first official ap pearance in a few week LEGION WINS AGA: NAVY. TO PLAY E. R. Tennessee Tars <To Brass Band Along Fol-hat | Rockaway Game The Rockville Centre American Le- glon team went to Elistbeth, N. J., Saturday to piry -of the third of a series of three games with the Ar gonne Post, of that city. . 'The game | was called in the Afth inning on ac. | count of rain. . 'The seore stood 2-2, The two earler games were played here neveral weeks ago. The visitors took one game and the local players | one game. The series is still a. tie. Last Sunday the legion team play. j ed the Yorkville B. B. C., of New York, And defeated them by the score of 11-1. The legion men are strong on their atick work, and thir heavy bat- ting gives them a decided advantage in off, victories. 2. East Rockaway Defeats Hillcrest East Rockaway took . its . seventh straight victory when. it defeated the Hillcrests | last Saturday. The game | was called in the seventh inning on account of rain. Score by innings: Hillcrest ...... 0 0 i 0 0 i 1-3 East Rockaway ..3 T 0 a 0 0-10 Next Saturday they will piny the crack Tennessee Base Ball Team. norn g_ TENNESSEE V8. EAST ROCKAWAY By Lieutenant Heinie Miller, porting Fditor, \Our Navy\ Magazine The East Rockaway Athletic Club, in clinching the baseball game with the pastimers from the superdreadnaught Tennessee for Saturday, August 14, has ncored a. bullseye, The Tennensce Tars are a dangerous | outfit, 'The Tennemsee in manned e tirely by Tennéssecans The connec- tlon between the ship and the proud southern stite of ennesse® provides a wpecii1. endowment fund for the pro- motion of athletics and amusements, Needless to say, all these features tend. ed toword attracting to the Tennessco's recruiting banners the hest athletic talent from Tennesse. Big Six Bry mnt, the crome-fire pitcher for the 'en- hemsee Tars, is a very prommixing hur the Knick two . H Webster, is one t Athletic Club battery - mate, of the clasvleat 'bacic- POST Will Celebrate Rouiding Out Of It's First Half Century In ~ September The First Baptist Church of Rocle ville Centre, of which Rev. Alexander F. Johnson is pastor, will celebrate this year its jubllce, Fifty years ago this church came. into existence, and it plans a celebration of the event in the month of September. - 'The date decided on for the celebration is Sep- tember 10 to 21. On Sunday morning, September 19, It is expected that Rev. Edwin B. Richmond, a former pastor, will preach the historic sermon. There will be a Bible school rally on Sunday afternoon and a Baptist historical address at the evening service. 'The items for the Monday and Tuesday program will be announced Inter, For the three August, preach: August 15, Rey, w, G, Holmes, of Albany Street Baptist Church, Utica, August 20, Rev. W. J. Rutherford, of Port Washington, L. 1. August 20, Rey. E. C, of Hartford, N. Y, The Sunday School will moet at 12 o'clock noon, ; only. There will be The prayer meeting will be held on Priday evening at 8-0'ciock: HOME TOURNAMENT MEETING Fire Chiet Curley has called a meet» ing for Tuesday night to take up home tournament matters. It will be held at the Alert Hose House. . All members Of, the department 'are invited Ao be present. R. V. C. CLUB YOTEs ON COMMUNITY PLAN T ments- Made amen; Ami],- a For $8,000 To Be Started The _ Rockville Contre - Club - last Thursday night took official action on the matter of changing its constitu. tion and by-laws making official the mction previously . taken under | which the Rockville Centre Community» Club was orgmhized, Last winter the Com- munity Club was organized and: toole up the activities which it has _ been carrying on since January at the Rock- ville Centre Club House in Lincoln Avenue. The arrangements were of X_ temporary - nature, | however, . due principally to ¢ hat the decid- remaining Sundays in the following ministers wilt Weeks, club's constitution. t At the meeting on Thursday night about representation of, over 60 . which complies with the requirements of the by-laws It was decided to continue the bonds of the club and-to the ments under “Maria “HIM; Club has been R. H. was chairman: of He showed this when he allowed > BIG RACE CARD AT NMINEOLA Called Off Last Week: to be Run This Saturday | A well-badanced card was wrecited on Saturday afternoon.at the Mineoiy:Fuir trouble, An especially good card will be ub for this Saturday to make up those who 'could not start last week, and as m restit thre will be ten well Alled races that will give the spectators plenty of excitement. _ No admission charge is made, and the grand stand is free, in addition to which parking upace ia provided for automobiles and carri- Mes, when any come, _ + % Clarke Makes Unusual Record In One Mile Race At Forest- ers Field Day 'The -Foresters -of - America held - a feld day at. the home for the 'nged members of the order mt Valley Stream, last Sunday, .. The «Munake- - particlpated and - grabbed . the fon's share 'of the honors- in- the-athietic events, .# The program of feld events opened with a basoball between. the J. D. Ahrens Court and Court Bu LT wick of Brooklyn and the former won by m score of 9 to 1. In the 100. yard dash Charles Rom of Brooklyn game In first and George Bergler. of Rookville Centre second, In the relay race the Eurska team came in second. 'The members of the winning term were Rdm, Daniels, Gil- Mizan and of Brooklyn. . 'The members of . the Eureka - team were Clark, Lawrence Glacy, Har- old Rusm and George Bergler. George Bergler won the broad Jump. He jumped sixteen feet and when the saw Jus mark, he took the without. opposition, Inthe one mile rabe Stanley Clark was' the (winner with Harold Russ Rockville Centre. By the time the othe> contestants were finishing. their seodrid lap,\ Clark was croming the line on his third lap. \'The remarke- ble ' feature of hig performance was that he seemed | to- be making this whirlwind speed without effort, Henry D. Mackintosh of Brooklyn, wan In charge of the games, musisted by Rdward Dreming, of Rockvills Can- te.. 'there ' were other .eventé - for women. and children. . About . 1,000 people attend the field dry, The Foresters have maintained thin home in Valley: Stream for many yours, and are now preparing to launch a drive for m new home on the same site to meet the increwsed. demands, .The Mite, Just mouth of the Merrick road, comprises sbout eight meres, ot. fleomn of the Foresters Home tlon, under the auspices of: which or- ganization 'the fiéld day was held, are York: Mackintosh of I g -€ 7? ifit rer F 1 $3 % jit i 5 H £2 35171? g {It $s 6 $8 a Not Able To. Accommodate Traf- Autos At Long Beach Sunday Over 12,000 automobiles were at Long Beach »last Sunday. . 'This, it is be- Heved, sets a new record for traffic to the beach. Over ninety per cent ot these automobties~ made \the \ trip \by why of the Merrick road and Limeoin avenue route. ! There was not alone w aront deal of condestion at Long Beach, 'and particularly dt the bridge, but also along both of the: rinds men» tioned. The Wreck Lead bridge is not Alone totaily inudequate bn. the. matter of Mize 'to handle this volume' of, traffe, But is also in. a/ deplorablé caBdition. Aa it stands (it. da lives of thousands _ of people every Bunday, and if the unfortunate thing should. haPpen, the .result would. be quite exvens've to the county,\ Plans: for the-proposed: tew h to be erected across Wreck Lend, and leadifig to Long Beach, hay proved 'by. the . War :. Dep In now pra ting by the contract for the structure, which 1% to tike the place of the old bridge, which the board admits has Jong: been not only inadequate, but unstfe, : Within a week or ten days, Jof R. Spelman, of , Rockville Centre, the. en- gincer, who has prepared. the plans, will have the specifications ready, - so that t Board ot Supervisors . may Advertise for bids, and it in expected that netual construction will be started early in the fall, 'The cost of the bridge, it is estimat- #4, will be between $700,000 and £800, 000, und the money will be provided by the iesurnce of county: bonds,. the Beat 6 which will become payable in about twenty years, installments of (perhaps $50,000 a year. 'The present bonded in- Sobtednopp-of the county will. be prac. toally out In 1931, no that unless unformen comen dp, th county 'will be prepared to easily take anre of the bridge bonds when they fall du © Plans for the new bridge call tor m concrete structure with a road bed of thirty feet, with a seven foot walk 'on ench . 'This rond will, allow two Wine® 6f automobiles going y and one going in the apposite direction, with .upace .to turn: out (iv case . of wo thit it whould not be ly In readiness for 1 al lj 4 B the- Board of of ~~
