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m = l-m l ‘ Wiocd \humBEn® 2002 Rockville Centre, Nassau Co., N. Y., Friday, August 27, 1920 e FYE maxim | - Ao 1@-# AND MOVING PICTURE PROJECT FOR ROCKVILLE CENTRE INVOLVES $15,000,000 OUTLAY-PLANS DISCLOSED '\Cimema City\ To Be Located In Dry Reservoir, To Be Step Toward Transfer Of Industry From Los Angeles To Long Island A. vast\ motion, pleture plant, larger that any of the establishments at Bouthern California, is to be erected right in our midst, with all the facilities tor producing the most elaborate photo plays, and with ample rccommodations for the army of people required in the making of scenie productions, accord- ing to the plans- amnounéed at a meet ing held Wednesday might at the Na» mu County National Bank. Here will be enacted thrilling tales of the wild and wooly west, peaceful stories of the modern: society. plays and a liberal assortment of melodramas and comedies. The hardy pioneers will hold off the pesky redakina, until the rescuing troop- ars from the neighboring army post come galloping over the nearby hill. The lovely heroine wifl have unlimited opportunities to. languish for her noble lover, while the villain is working out his fell designs; youth will be served, right will triumph over injustice, and whe bathing irie. will eport in the pelu- s f An option has already been secured from Robert D. West on his sixty-seven sore tract; tying itlomg the Ocenn Side toad, about midway between Rocke vile Centre and Baldwin, and familiar to Nassau county residents as the \dry reservoir.\ The plans for the. score or more buildings that are necessary for such an establishment are nearing comple- ton, and construction will be under way in a few weeks. August H, Weber is entitled to all the credit for interesting the motion picture people in Rockville Centre as the ideal location for \Cinema City,\ At a meet: Ing of the board Of trustees, arrgnged by Mr. Weber, and held last evening in the Naseau' County National Bank, wreri} motion Wlature. ~Interésts, including Walter Komig, John W, @emler and Charles E. Davenport, outlined to the member of the board and other business men of the village whoywere present, the reas- ons that had Induced them to decide on Rockville Centre as, eminently suited to their purposes, and indicated the ex- tent of the plant they propose to erect. In discussing the matter, Mr. Sem» ler seid, \It is hard to understand how the large motion picture producing com- panled have overlooized 'Long Island in: adecting o suitable location for their activities. Most of these concerns have their headquarters in. New: York, and yet they go all.the way to the Pacific and Ortental streets, and other similar facilities. \An adequate water system will serve all the buildings, restaurant, fire de- partment, etc., and an immense power plant will furnish light, heat and power. \Most of the permanent!workers at the plant will naturally want to live in the immediate: vicinity, so it- is quite probable that a. bungalow colony will grow up around the city, as has oc- curred under similar circumstances on the Pacific const. \The project represents a large in: vestment, but all our in¥estigations confirm our judgment that in deciding upon this location for our motion pic ture clty, we have come to the place that provides at once all the essential elements of climate, convenience: and accessibility. \We expect to bring Into the commu- nity a large number of 'desirable resi- dents, and to e@tiblish Rockville Centre as the 'centre' of modern motion pic- ture production, \It in the hope and expectation of our company to enlist the interest and co- operation of the people of this com- munity in our efforts, a condition. that we recognize as vital to the success of the undertaking.\ The buildings called for in the plans are: o base plant, prop house, scenic studio (paint shop), wardrobe buildings and fac- tory, carpenter shop, papier machet shop, dressing houses, restaurant, pow er plant, garages, storage vaults (dead), water system, power plant, rallroad station, scente loft building, aquatic studio, six studios, personal service building, men'a club house, women's club house, men's gym. house, women's gym house, community theatre, photo studio, directors' camera yaults, first aid station; horticultural b » colorful exteriors (gardens, fish ponds, ate.). 4 It Is expected that the project will involve an outlay of $15,000,000, It was made quite plain at the meeting on Wednesday night that. the ed is available as wanted, and that there is no intent of Inunching a stock selling plan in Rockville Centre. Those who were present at the meeting were quite favorably impressed with the project. ELKS PILGRIMAGE HERE ON SATURDAY Tour Of Principal Villages Of County To Be Made In One * Afterncon The, finth apnlversary of the; Free: port Lodge af Rilke will be celebrdted inm fitting marmer on Saturday ofthis week, August 28, when a unique event, known as. the annual pilgrimage, will instituted. A caravan of mutomobilcs and floats will. leave Freeport and pass through the different villages in -the neighbor- “Mutant-(1:26 jubilgnu in in evening. int mi Leo Fishel will OCEAN SIDE GIRLS CANNING CLUB RECORD Do Up 1070 Cans In Eight Days- Thirty More Than 1010 The Girls' Canning Club of Ocean Side finished its third season of can- ning on Wednesday. This year the girls have 1,070 against 1,041 last sea- son, and 500 the first. The girls did exceedingly well this year for they have only met eight times and the greatest attendance at any one meet: Ing was twelve. The list of girle in the order of the number of jars they canned is as follows: Clare Intemann, Frances Kettle, Mildred Folger, Ethel Ford, Edna. Mil- ler, Winifred Morrison, Charlotte Mend, Augusta Adams, Madeline Adams, Florence Strang, Janet Sonnenatrahl, Janet Morrison, Ethel Cooper, Kath- rym Lamberson, Dorothy Weddon, Ro- setta Gaffney, Mary McCartney: and Isabel Kane Those having perfect attendance are: Mildred Folger, Ethel Ford, Clare In temann, Frances Kettle, Charlotte Mead, Edna Miller, and Winifred Mor- rison. Clare Intemann has' held the record of, haying canned. the.. most. number. of jars during all three years, and has al- so the record of perfect attendance. , Mildred Folger, Ethel Ford and Frances _Keitle have had perfect at« tendance for the past \two years. The committee who has so faithful: ly worked with the aicls is Mrs. J. Muas, Mra. Chas, Folger, Mrs. H. A. Intemann, Mra. E. Burmester and Mra. De Mott Belcher. As a grand finale to the season's work the girls enjoyed ico cream and caké after the day's canning was com- pleted. - ASKS LOCAL ELKS TO COME, FORWARD *E Rerite Cotere fight \ In September All Eike, whether members of Free- port Lodge or any other lodge, are re- quested to take notice that the fourth Thursday of September (th 23rd), has been sot aside by Exalted Ruler Albin N. Johnson as Rockville Centre night, when all the Eike residing In Rockville Centre will rule supreme. The committee in charge is rounding up a clams of at least 100 new members, and as many demits from other lodgen as posible, The committee has the cor- rect information that there are at leant 26 Elks residing in Rockville Centre who are members of other lodges of the order, and is pleased to state that the mont of these members are ob- taining their demite in time for the big night, ~ All Elke residing in Rookviile Centre, no matter of, what lodge they are mem- bern, are requested to try to be present at the meeting of the Rockville Centre Bike, to be held at the meeting rooms of the Alert Hose Company, in 'Observer street on Sullday afternoon, Augtuit #9, at 2,30 o'clock, vantage 'to appear af It's to theit this . &nd It impossitile to come, they are ested. to a card to the chairfnan of the levili¢ Centre Elks and Jot Hiim know where theycan be tout The John x Perrelt\ Avenue, e Centre, und his telephone number is 1884. x€. p « Bromx of Eike will conduct all | the work on Rodkvilie Centre night. The gin ifl} committee in charge of the event, in ad- dition wmhm‘ of. C, Ro Ant . Re Longenecker, /A.\ J, C. Martins, A. Mints, Oi X. Forbell, T. J. Shana- J. C. Bucken, It., J. 8. p/i Cs NASSAU Now that prohibition is becoming a reality and there is likely to be a heavy demand for water, the govern- ment is evidently trying to purity the gceagi so as to have plenty of thirst quenching material available. Practically all this week the ocean has been casting upon shore all the way from Rockaway to Long Beach and beyond, small glass tubes hermet- lcally sealed and containing a yellow- ish powder. Considerable mystery surrounded the appearance of these tubes until they were identified as the tubes of water purifying. material supplied the army Im France for purifying all suspected drinking water. 'The tubes contain calcium hyposulphite. HEARINGS ON SOUTH SDE CANAL PLANS Project of Connecting Jamaica and Peconic Bays Will Be Tak- en Up, and County and Local) Villages Will Be Rrepresented! -To Go To Congress A public hearing on the subject of m twelve foot channel between Jamai- ca and Peconic bays will be held at Room §12, Army Building, 39 White: hall street, New York City, on Sept. 16, mt 10 A. M., according to a notice received by the Board of Supervisors. The purpose of the hearing is to re- ceive evidence and argumenfs on the south side waterway proposition which has been under discussion for several years, so that m report can be made to Congress at the next session. This matter has been before Con- gress in one way or 'another since 1907, when the Rivers .and Harbors Act provided for an examination and survey for a channel 100 feet wide and mix feet deep. The report wae unfav- orable, the cost being considered too high. The subject was reopened, in. view of the extensive cooperation of the state and municipalities, although the di- menstons of the proposed channel were considered inadequate and the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 modified the original act to read \suitable depth.\ New York State then authorized an expenditure of $1,000,000 for rights of way and bridge alterations, but the re- port showed that the cost would be ore than the million dollars. How- ever, before this report reached Con- gress, the act providing for the inves- tigation as to the 12 foot channel was pased, and the hearing to be held in September is the preliminary step In the carrying out of this mot. Undoubtedly the Board: of Bupervis: ors and the several villages Interested will be represented at the hearing. i » PETTITS CELEBRATE SILVER ANNIVERSARY ReEnact Knot Tying \Cereniony As Prelude 'To-Dance-and Feast Mr. and Mrs. Eimore Pettit, of 114 Cleveland avenue, celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary on Saturday evening, August 21, which proved to be a grand success. The rooms and porch were decorated: with American Mags, Chinese lanterns and flowers. The porch floor was well waxed which afforded very good dancing. At eleven o'clock a mock marriage was perform- ed, which was the occasion of much merriment. The béide wore a vell of old lace (curtain) a. large bouquet consisting of a small head of cabbage,, surrounded with carrots, and tied 4 with long streamers of the best ribbon (old rope). The groom was dressed as an. old In- dian war chief. The marriage cere- mony was performed by George M. Weller who is losing time at any other business than as knot tier. Charles Martin gave the bride away, and the flower girls were Dorothy Martin and Irene Robins. The wedding supper was served at 12 o'ciock whigh all\ partook 'of freely. Numerous gifts of cut glass and all- ver were received from their many friends, which were very much approciated. The wuests were: Mr. and Mre. 'Charles Martin,. Warren An- gol, Grover C. Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arnold, Mr, and Mrs, Fred Smith, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wel- ler, Mr. and Mre. J. Macken and fam lly, Mr. and Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. M. Robins, Mrs. B. Lederer, Miss Syrenm Robing, Marion Robins, Miss Carrie Waters, Dorothy Martin Irene Robins, Grover Pettit, and Junior Martin. MOSQUITO WORKERS WILL SPEND $74,000 Budget: For Work ingeruomh of Supervisors # The Nassau Cofnty Mosquito Ex- Helen 9.411 termination Commiasion will need $74,- 000 to continue the war on the mosqul« toes, according to the tentative budget, filed with the Board of Supervisors this week. The commission. plana. to dig approximately 294,000 feet of ditches in: the sait marshes on the south side during the coming year, besides maintaining the ditches already dug and draining and ofling upland mosquito breeding places, t Supervisor Hiram R.. Amith, chair- man of the commision, explains the budget in m letter to the Boned, in which he mays: Tentative' 1921 Budget \Our 1921 tentative budget in the sum of $74,000 haw been prepared with due consideration for the cat degree of genetal effciency pos- «ible with the funds available under existing legistation. \An expenditure of 425,240. is portioned to the sait. marsh. This aunt Includes $14,160 for maintenance and d §§ About 100 Present At Little Discussion Of dent Ives Delivers District Meeting-Very Propositions-Presi- m # m M- dress On Growth Of School ~ System and Not a dissenting vote, opposing the erection of a new grade school- bulld- Ing at Riverside Drive and South Park avenue, was cast at the publio ~meet- Ing of the residents of the school dis- trict, held at the Clinton School audi- torlum Monday night, and but 8 votes were cast against the proposition of purchasing the site at the location mentioned. The highest number of votes cast, 06, was registered on the site proposition and ot these 98 were \yes\ and % were \no.\ When the building proposition was submitted, 80 votes were cast and all of them were \yes.\ 'The site costs $8,000, and the cost of the building 'Is not to excéed 302,000. mat ta gem betng very little discussion.\ Pr. T. Delano was chairman of the meet- Ing, and Loren H. Rockwell, clerk of the- school-diatrict-was -cleric-of ~ thir? meeting. 'The inspectors of election were Edwin Wallice and Sanford Day- Ison, 'The principal feature of the meeting was the addrems delivered by Alfred K. Ives, Jr., President of the Board of Education. He pointed out the factors which have been instrumental in the growth of Rockville Cantre- fine schools, churches and library, and spoke in a very interesting manner of the condi- tions which have made the south school m necessity, ma well as the excellent! financial condition of the district, His address in full is an follows: President Iven Address \The dondition of our school attend- f Rotten caape\ the \ | 1996 of ducation to 'come before you' to- night with the plans we have formed for the future and an eatnest plea. for your good judgment and cooperation at a time when the. schools of Rock» ville Centre, as well as' the education- al facllitles of the entire country. need, as they have never nedded more the maximum support and assistance, \Whatever wars have been fought in the past or may come to plaghe the future . generations, 'there, is the one great conflict which is always being fought and which will forever be the legacy of succeeding generations-the conflict againat lmoranoe and the dis- trem and unrest -which follows In its wake, \We all vitue'the advantages of high- er education for our universities. and: collemes_have yielded m harvest of train- Ing and intellect which han made mible the wonderful development am country's high. | worlth and social conditions here which are the envy of the dowment funds have will continue to be' raléed to continued ' supply of film-n ide NACE sf: | if i} Community Gbowth of the School District _ \It is \nnecessary to advise you in detail of our continuing.. growth. Building continues, despite the 'high cost of labor and material, new fami- Mes are coming here to make thei» homes and we expect to open 'our schools this fall with an attendance in excess of eleven hundred \or neatly 10 per cint more thin the previous year. Every room in. every. building will be full to overflowing and I am mure the town will, not ston. growing on September 8th because our schools are full-what then can we do- to Fu- fll our responsibility to dren? . Last your we made an addition- al room at the end of the basement Fhis summed ® classroom, This ds - ping the second and last playroom at the Morris school in the mame wily. We are at the ond of bur reourees-and- must have the facilities to expand.. I could go into the matter of 'attendafice by clames to prove our assertions. of overcrowding, but 1 hardly think that you will want me to tike up the time this evening with evidence of that kind, \When 1 say crowded, I mean not only that all room are acoupled, but that many teachers will be called upon during the next term: to care for from 26 to 30 per cent more pupils in their rooms than ean be done and obtain the bent results, | Bonded Debt \The bonded debt ot' this acho Mis- trict, Including the last issue of. bonds in payment for the Hillnide site, n $80,000, with maturities extending to . as follows: \ Por- Your Tort $19,000 F 500 4,500 8,000 2,000 Year 10014 «Poi s 1102450424» $80,000 'For a prover understanding 'of the fintncial condition of the district, I wish to give a schedule I have pré- pared for the annual. dixtrict menting, showing the per cent of debt to assessed valuntion of this district, it Intervals of five years ench, rince 1900; 41,000 86,000 93,500 8 1488,407 3,818,404 |NO OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL, . $8,000 SITE, AND $92,000 BUILDING PROJECT VOTED -
